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Rob Kearney is an American professional strongman, known as "The World's Strongest Gay".

Education and early life

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Kearney started strongman competition encouraged by a substitute teacher in his high school in Norwich, Connecticut; his first competition was in June 2009, when he was 17 years old. He says he was the youngest in the contest, and came in 14th out of 28.[1]

Kearney came to Springfield College for his undergraduate degree, and stayed for his Master's.[1] In 2014, Kearney was studying for a Master's Degree in athletic training with a concentration in athletic rehabilitation.[2]

By March 2015, Kerney had only won a total of $2000 in prize money, despite holding a world record in the log lift.[1]

Coming out

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In October 2014, Kearney came out of the closet by revealing himself as gay on his Facebook page. His motivation was to acknowledge his boyfriend, Joey Aleixo, whom he had been dating for two months at that time.[2][3] The announcement made him the first openly homosexual competitor at a professional or international level of strongman competition;[3] media sources called him "the World's Second Strongest Man", based on a second place at the World's Strongest Man 105 kilograms (231 lb) middleweight category.[3][4] He says immediate response was overwhelmingly positive: while a few responses were negative, within a week he received more than 500 Facebook friend requests, 400 personal messages, many text messages and telephone calls, including numerous World's Strongest Man competitors expressing support.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Dobbs, G. Michael (26 March 2015). "Springfield College student one of world's strongest men". The Reminder. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Nichols, James (3 November 2014). "Professional Strongman Champ Reveals Beautiful Reason He Just Came Out". HuffPost. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Selby, Jenn (5 November 2014). "World's second strongest man, Rob Kearney, comes out as gay". The Independent. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. ^ Kinder, Tabatha (5 November 2014). "World's Second Strongest Man Becomes First in Sport to Come Out as Gay". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ^ Santer, Jon (31 October 2013). "Rob Kearney and Zach Hadge Win National Championships at 2013 North American Strongman Competition". The Springfield Student. Springfield College. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ^ Auerbach, Gail (10 October 2014). "A COLLEGE KIDS JOURNEY TO AN "UNATTAINABLE" DREAM ROB KEARNEY!". RXmuscle.com - The Truth in Bodybuilding. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ^ McCroy, Winnie (November 3, 2014). "Strongman Rob Kearney Comes Out as Gay". EDGE Media Network. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ^ Donville, Jonathan (27 January 2017). "Deerfield's Own Strongman". The Deerfield Scroll. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  9. ^ Castillo, Andy (9 April 2017). "Kearney's not your typical strongman". Greenfield Recorder. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. ^ Champigny, Rob (September 21, 2017). "New Athletic Trainer 'Strongly' Embraces Williston Community". The Willistonian, Est. 1881. Williston Northampton School. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  11. ^ Lawless, Kate (October 18, 2017). ""World's Strongest Gay" Speaks About Living Authentically". Williston Northampton School. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  12. ^ Rhodes, Malcolm (May 30, 2018). "The world's second strongest man just split up with his boyfriend". Queerty. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Second strongest man in the world has broken up with his boyfriend". Attitude. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  14. ^ Hirst, Jordan (March 19, 2019). "Strongman Rob Kearney marries after title win in Melbourne". QNews. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  15. ^ Leighton-Dore, Samuel (19 March 2019). "First openly gay pro strongman Rob Kearney marries his boyfriend". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  16. ^ Russo, Carla Herreria (21 March 2019). "First Openly Gay Pro Strongman Rob Kearney Marries Longtime Boyfriend". HuffPost. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  17. ^ Jochem, Greta (May 29, 2019). "'World's strongest gay': Strongman Rob Kearney breaks records and stereotypes". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  18. ^ Bateman, Oliver Lee (8 June 2019). "Can Rob Kearney Defeat The Mountain and Become the World's Strongest Man?". Men's Health. Retrieved 21 July 2022. Also available as Bateman, Oliver Lee (June 8, 2019). "Can Rob Kearney Defeat The Mountain and Become the World's Strongest Man?". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  19. ^ Poli, Domenic (November 29, 2019). "'The only thing stopping you is yourself': Openly gay strength athlete speaks to Frontier students". Greenfield Recorder. Retrieved 24 July 2022. Also available as Poli, Domenic (November 29, 2019). "'The only thing stopping you is yourself': Openly gay strength athlete speaks to Frontier students". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  20. ^ Buzinski, Jim (8 April 2019). "Gay strongman Rob Kearney sets U.S. record in log press". Outsports.
  21. ^ Buzinski, Jim (26 December 2019). "Outsports Male Hero of the Year: Strongman Rob Kearney". Outsports. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  22. ^ Ellis, Philip (22 January 2020). "Strongman Rob Kearney Explains How He Started Out as a Cheerleader". Men's Health. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  23. ^ Reimer, Alex (19 February 2020). "Celtics honor first openly gay strongman Rob Kearney during Pride Night". Outsports. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  24. ^ Gutman, Andrew (4 June 2020). "Rob Kearney is Pressing The Issue". Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  25. ^ Ennis, Dawn (15 June 2020). "Secrets of "The World's Strongest Gay"". Connecticut Voice. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  26. ^ Hall, Derek (2 September 2020). "Rob Kearney, Rhianon Lovelace Become First Pound-For-Pound Strongest Man And Woman". Fitness Volt. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  27. ^ Odrljin, Goran (11 October 2020). "Rob Kearney Tears Triceps While Attempting An American Log Lift Record". Fitness Volt. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  28. ^ Ennis, Dawn (28 December 2020). "Outsports Male Athlete of the Year: Rob Kearney". Outsports. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  29. ^ Costello, David (February 23, 2021). "Former Trainer Rob Kearney Continues to Use Strongman Platform to Lift Others". The Willistonian, Est. 1881. Williston Northampton School. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  30. ^ Hall, Derek (22 June 2021). "'World's Strongest Gay' Rob Kearney Reveals Testicular Cancer Diagnosis, Gets Surgery". Fitness Volt. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  31. ^ Hodge, James (25 May 2022). "'World's Strongest Gay' Rob Kearney on why true strength lies in accepting yourself". Attitude. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  32. ^ Karlsson, Adria (May 31, 2022). "Bay State Strongman Rob Kearney lends his colorful, queer experiences to 'Strong'". Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 July 2022. Also available as Karlsson, Adria (May 31, 2022). "Bay State Strongman Rob Kearney lends his colorful, queer experiences to 'Strong'". MSN. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  33. ^ Tracer, Dan (17 July 2022). "These pro strongmen found a major powerup when they embraced their truths (and fell in love)". Queerty. Retrieved 21 July 2022. Also available as "These pro strongmen found a major powerup when they embraced their truths (and fell in love)". MSN. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  34. ^ "Video Rob Kearney, first openly gay Pro 'Strongman,' on personal challenges and victories". Nightline. ABC News. July 12, 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022. Full show at "Watch Nightline Season 43 Episode 137 Tue, Jul 12, 2022 Online". Nightline. ABC News. July 12, 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  35. ^ Melloy, Killian (July 13, 2022). "Watch: Pro Strongman Ron Kearney Talks about Being Out in Hyper-masculine Sport | EDGE Boston, MA". EDGE Media Network. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  36. ^ Kimball, Cameron (July 21, 2022). "Strongman and LGBTQIA+ activist Rob Kearney shows readers how to find the strength to be themselves". MSN. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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