Everybody has an image in their mind of what it means to be an athlete in our society. I paint my fingernails. I color my hair. I like bringing out the feminine side of Dennis Rodman.
Everybody has an image in their mind of what it means to be an athlete in our society. I paint my fingernails. I color my hair. I like bringing out the feminine side of Dennis Rodman.
Content warning: This article contains discussion of suicidal thoughts that may be triggering for some readers. I found hundreds of games on YouTube and began to watch religiously, despite the grainy video quality and outdated ads. One of the main figures that drew me to watching these games was Dennis Rodman. Obviously, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were the two primary stars of that Chicago Bulls team, but with every game I watched, I was captivated by Dennis Rodman, and not only because of his colourful hair.
There are currently no out athletes in any of the four major American sports. During Rodman's NBA career, he spoke openly about partying at gay clubs, dressing in drag, and having sexual fantasies about men, though he denied being gay. Rodman told Business Insider that after the Sports Illustrated article came out, the cover of which showed him in lingerie, it opened up new doors between athletes and the LGBTQ community. I was dressing in women's clothes, I was doing lingerie and stuff like that and people in the gay community started embracing me," he continued.