Alex rodriguez is gay


Alexander Rodriguez’s life and career have always challenged labels and norms. The Los Angeles-based radio and television host — not to be confused with the baseball legend — was born into a Catholic Latino family in conservative Orange County. He didn’t fit in with the Orange County stereotypes, and due to his upbringing, it took him a while to get cozy with his persona as a homosexual man and approach out.

Rodriguez began his career in banking, where he rapidly rose through the corporate ranks. Despite his success, his job was eating away at his soul. At one point, Rodriguez worked for his bank’s entertainment division, which allowed him to work with the entertainment industry. He has a massive, hilarious personality, and at one industry event, an actress took notice. She helped Rodriguez area a gig as a host of the radio demonstrate “On The Rocks,” and five years later, he has no regrets about trading in his corporate suit for his job as an entertainment ego.

On his radio show, he interviews celebrities from all walks of experience, some LGBTQ, while sharing cocktails and different perspectives. Rodriguez, now out and proud, says he doesn’t fit in with many of the gay stereotypes,

Jose Canseco Wishes Alex Rodriguez 'Happy Self-acceptance Month'

We've reached that point in the sports calendar where there isn't a ton going on. The NBA and NHL are wrapping up, the MLB is starting to hit the pup days of summer and the NFL is still three months away. That can make it tough for sports writers to discover interesting things to write about.

That's why when my wife texted me a tweet, I was intrigued. Normally, I'd have dismissed such a tweet if it were, utter , the middle of the NFL season. But on a Sunday in June, I was curious. Why did Jose Canseco post "Happy Pride Month to Alex Rodriguez"? 

About an hour before this post, Canseco wrote "Happy Saturday to everyone except one guy." 

Going into this, I had no idea what the backstory was. Perhaps shame on me, but I asked a few other people if they knew of a beef between Canseco and Alex Rodriguez. If anything, one would think that Rodriguez hates Canseco, who outed A-Rod's steroid usage adv before Rodriguez ever admitted to it. 

Former MLB player Jose Canseco apparently has a long-standing beef with Alex Rodriguez, and now he's wishing him a "Happy

New Book to Explore A-Rod’s Sexuality?

Outsports reports that Selena Roberts, the Sports Illustrated co-writer who broke the recent story of Alex Rodriguez testing positive for steroids in 2004, has a book on the slugger coming out in May.

Among the nuggets that it supposedly tackles is A-Rod's sexuality.

Bob's Blitz, a sports gossip blog, reports: “The Blitz has learned Hit and Run: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez by Selena Roberts will be out May 19, 2009 – exactly one week before the Yanks head to…Texas to play the Rangers. It is rumored that the book may take a look at A-rod's strife with his sexuality as well as his steroid use. The NY Daily News once had a curious quote, “A petite stripper at the Hustler Club said A-Rod ‘likes the she-male, muscular type. They brought me up to the champagne room one time. I spun around once and that was it. I'm not his type.'”

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Gonzalez- Rodriguez, Alex

Description

Alex Luna Gonzalez Rodriguez is a 25-year-old transgender girl who was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. She first came out as bisexual to the only “out” gay person in high school before later finding she was trans while attending college. She went to the University of Southern Maine after hearing about it on the radio in Austin, Texas. When she came to Maine, she discovered what she described as “the real me.” She discusses her journey of self-discovery and the challenges and support she has faced along the way. She discusses how life was different in Mexico, Texas, and Maine, and how each express impacted who she is today, both positively and negatively.

Citation

Please cite as: Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.

Publication Date

11-27-2024

Publisher

University of Southern Maine

Keywords

Bisexual, Pronouns, Hispanic, Transgender, Lesbian, Non-binary, Lgbtq+, Queer, Mexico, San Antonio Texas, Maine, Boston, Coming out, Sexuality, USM, Portland,