‘It made me a better strongman,’ he said. “He said that when the metaphorical weight was lifted from his shoulders, he could focus all that energy on lifting literal heavy objects. As he grows up, he finds his calling in strength sports.

Whether opening the TIGHTEST pickle jars or carrying many packed grocery bags into the house all at once, Rob Kearney is a strong kid. In an interview with the Williston website about a talk he gave at the school about being gay in 2017, Kearney used weight as a metaphor after he came out as gay. STRONG by Rob Kearney & Eric Rosswood illustrated by Nidhi Chanani RELEASE DATE: The first openly gay strongman overhauls stereotypes. Kearney and Aleixo at the Arnold Pro Strongman contest in Melbourne. Rob dreams of becoming a champion strongman. A Stonewall Honor Book A fresh, charming picture book that shows there are lots of ways to be STRONG. For example, in one event at the Arnold, he carried a device (called a yoke) loaded with 1,102 pounds and ran the distance in 13.2 seconds. 'An inspirational picture book memoir that follows Rob Kearney's journey to becoming the first openly gay strongman competitor, proud to wear rainbow colors'-Book Synopsis. When not competing, he is the head athletic trainer at the Williston Northampton School in Massachusetts. Kearney, 27, came out five years ago and has been very public about his relationship with Aleixo, including their brief separation last year. I think this is a first: winning the Strongman and getting married in the same weekend. Today is the day that I OFFICIALLY MARRIED MY BEST-FRIEND! you will always have my heart and I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for us March 17th, 2019 is a day that i will never forget. I am so excited to start this new journey as a married couple and my heart has never been so full of love #husbandsĪ post shared by Rob Kearney on at 5:43am PDT We didn’t tell many people, but on Ma and I got MARRIED!! To call this man my husband is a dream come true and he is and always will be my soulmate.

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