In May 2011, Cohen retired from professional rugby, and decided to focus on the Ben Cohen Stand Up Foundation he created to combat homophobia and bullying.
He is getting ready to launch his anti-bullying StandUp Foundation site on August 3.
He's going to be doing some fundraising for the site and today released a video about it. The first 500 T-shirt orders will get a StandUp wristband and the first 100 orders will receive a photo of him.
Off the field he is considered a gay icon. He often speaks favourably of his gay following, ousted David Beckham as Gay Times' sports personality of the year in 2008, and came second as their sexiest man of the year. Among other Ben Cohen merchandise, he has released calenders since 2009 in which he is often shirtless. Ben appeared in Attitude's September 2009 issue.
In 2010, Cohen donated a signed jockstrap to support GMFA, a British charity addressing gay men's health issues, which was sold at auction at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. He also featured on the front cover and in an interview section of GMFA's printed FS Magazine in November 2010. He was just recently on the cover of OUT and will be touring the country in the next 2 months, promoting his cause.
2 comments:
Ben ROCKS!!!!! Makes one wonder why more str8 men can't be comfortable enough with their sexuality in order to step up and put an end to gay bashing and help bring about equality. Maybe they truly aren't strong enough to suffer what gay men have dealt with for centuries.
-Gregorio
Actually, there have been quite a few recently.
Out magazine just published an issue with str8 athletes posing semi nude for gay awareness and tolerance.
Ben of course was one of these athletes and yes, BEN ROCKS! and he has some really nice fur I'd love to lick off his body!
Post a Comment