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Kobe Bryant has supportive words for Caitlyn Jenner and others being their ‘true self’
Caitlyn Jenner will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award tonight at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles – the same city where Kobe Bryant has won five NBA championships for the Lakers.
Bryant was asked about Jenner earlier today by TMZ and he only had words of support for the 1976 Olympic champion.
‘I think people have to be comfortable being themselves,’ Bryant said. ‘Doesn’t matter what walk of life you’re in, man, you gotta be comfortable being you. You got to be comfortable in your own skin.’
Bryant said he had met Jenner as the Bruce and believes he can continue to achieve great things as Caitlyn.
‘You got to be comfortable being who you are, man – that’s the philosophy behind it all,’ he said.
‘Be comfortable being you.’
Bryant, 36, has become much more thoughtful when it comes to LGBTI people in recent years.
It was only back in 2011 that Bryant called a referee a ‘faggot’ during the heat of a basketball game. The criticism was swift and he delivered the expected apology.
Then in 2013, Bryant took things a step further without any prodding.
In the middle of a Twitter exchange, he told a fan to stop using ‘you’re gay’ as an insult.
‘Just letting you know that using (you’re) gay as a way to put someone down ain’t ok! Delete that out of ur vocab!’
When some called Bryant a hypocrite because of his own 2011 incident using a gay slur, he replied: ‘Exactly! That wasn’t cool and ignorant on my part. I own it and learn from it and expect the same from others.’
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