Anthony Bowens kisses boyfriend in front of anti-gay protesters in powerful post
"Stand up against hate."
Words: Jamie Tabberer; picture: Instagram/@bowens_official
Anthony Bowens flipped the metaphorical finger at a bunch of homophobic protestors in a recent social media post.
The professional wrestler shared a picture of him and his boyfriend Michael Pavano kissing in front of a scrum holding signs such as: ‘homos go to hell’ and ‘Trump, make America great again: ban homo marriage.’
In his caption for the picture, the 30-year-old former Attitude cover star simply wrote: “Stand up to hate,” while tagging Pavano on Twitter.
“I love you forever & always”
In response, Pavano commented on Elite Wrestling star Bowen’s Insta post saying: “I love you forever & always.”
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Bowens came out publicly as bisexual in 2016, before clarifying in a 2019 Twitter post that he identifies as gay.
“In short, just about two years ago I came out as bisexual which was truly how I viewed myself at the time,” the star said.
“However, over the last 6 months or so I’ve started [to] identify less and less with that label to the point where it doesn’t feel like it’s ‘me’ anymore.
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“As people move on in their lives, the way they view the world and themselves tends to change and I’m no different.
“Which is why if you are to label me, I prefer to identify as gay. There will be a [range] of reactions and I address each one of them in the [accompanying YouTube] video.”
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