7 LGBTQ+ Wrestlers Breaking Down The Barriers Today

More than ever before wrestling fans are witnessing more openly LGBT+ Stars on the wrestling scene and it's about time we focused in on some of those names! The world is moving forward and in twenty nineteen representation is stronger and better than ever before leaving so many fans around the world feeling more connected to the stars, they watch compete than we have seen in history. In today’s blog post we are going to be looking at some of the influential and stand out stars in the wrestling world who happen to also represent the LGBT+ Community.

Sonya Deville

Making history, Sonya Deville is the first openly lesbian WWE superstar and she has been representing her community amazingly well! First arriving in the WWE, Deville took part in the latest season of Tough Enough and has since gone on to find success working alongside Mandy Rose. While there is still, plenty more to see of Deville in the ring she is grabbing fan attention more and more as the time goes by and it's evident from wrestling abilities that she has huge potential and amazing things await her. Having Deville so open about her sexuality wearing the LGBT+ flag on screen makes for a real special highlight in the wrestling community today and seeing her do so on such a major platform such as the WWE leaves me as a member of the LGBT community very proud and moved!

Mike Parrow

Mike Parrow is a man I, unfortunately, don’t see many wrestling fans talk about, however, the dominant force in the ring has done amazing work outside of the ring sharing his story and journey in coming to terms with his sexuality. Openly gay, Parrow is a man who inspires in the day and takes control in the world of pro wrestling by night. A complete powerhouse working the indie scene and growing in popularity. He’s an entertaining talent with serious skill, speed and strength and with his work away from the ring so inspiring and important his message empowers while his work as a pro wrestler on the indie scene shows he is breaking down barriers and stereotypes better than any.

Nyla Rose

It breaks my heart to read some of the scary and dated hate AEW Star Nyla Rose receives online.  As one of the only openly transgender women in the world of pro wrestling this comes with plenty of negativity from trolls however, nothing will ever take away just how inspiring this woman is! Breaking down barriers and leading a new chapter for the trans community Nyla Rose is vastly becoming a vital and major talking point in the women’s wrestling scene. The doors of opportunity that been provided to her speak volumes and her signing with AEW makes Nyla the first Trans wrestler to work for a major mainstream wrestling promotion.  

Charlie Morgan

British wrestler, Charlie Morgan is a name who has truly come into the spotlight over the past year or so. From working occasional matches for NXT to UK to growing in the British independent wrestling scene, Charlie Morgan is an exciting up and comer. Again, she is name with plenty more let to show and her careers looks to be very long and special. Charlie’s standout promo alongside Nina Samuels sees Morgan deliver the line “Do you think I’m scared to say it? Do you think I’m going to shy away from the fact I’m gay?” continues to shine as one of those wrestling moments that leaves me with chills and a huge smile on my face! The passion, the fire and the reality in this segment were simply amazing and Charlie Morgan herself makes for a pretty special talent on the scene today.   

Fred Rosser (Darren Young)

Fred Rosser otherwise known as Darren Young has been one of the biggest mainstream names in the wrestling to talk about his sexuality and do so much work for the community. Coming out in a time where we still were not hearing and seeing enough stars do so and represented Young became a standout and as someone who was watching Young in the WWE at the time and being only around thirteen myself it was very special for me personally to witness someone who was also LGBT on my TV screen and representing me. It made me as a teenager of colour also feel even more represented and he highlighted a major problem which was the lack of representation. Today, Young now working as Fred Rosser continues to work in the ring away from the WWE and it most certainly is worth checking out his work both in and outside of a wrestling ring. 

Jake Atlas

Jake Atlas is a very exciting talent on the wrestling scene today. A simple search of his name on YouTube will present you with a list of brilliant encounters against an array of different stars on the independent scene. Jake has previously mentioned in interviews that he came out as gay as a teenager and it didn’t go down all too well, however, he continued on with his dreams and achieved his goal of becoming a pro wrestler and in time his family came to truly accept and support him. Now, a multi-time champion he is smashing it on the indies scene and his Lucha Libre style leaves him turning heads wherever he goes. 

Sonny Kiss

Anyone who knows me knows that I am totally obsessed with Sonny Kiss and most probably in the running to be one of his biggest fans! From the moment I first began watching him over in Lucha Underground, Sonny Kiss has had all my attention and I’m very excited to see what the future holds for him! Taking part in AEW as well as working across the indies scene Sonny Kiss represents something, we don’t see enough yet so important, a femme gay black man in the world of pro wrestling leaves him breaking down the barriers and breaking the boundaries more than anyone! A massively exciting, athletic and skilled star, Sonny Kiss has already taken part in an array of awesome matchups and I honestly cannot wait to see what the future holds for him!

Shining a light on the LGBTQ+ Community in the wrestling world is so important! As a young pansexual woman, it means so much and feels so important to see these names mentioned today and so many others we didn’t mention to day represent the community and breakdown barriers and challenge stereotypes. There were of course so many other names I wanted to mention today and so I would love to do a part two in the future !

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