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Jock kind of wishes he was gay

linusblog1.jpgLinus Thornblad, 22, is a Swedish high jumper with a great bod who doesn’t mind showing it off.

Though straight, Thornblad had no reservations about being the cover boy for QX, the leading Swedish gay magazine. He’s also a bit of a tease, saying, “I have always been sure about my thing. So I’m just sorry for all the gays who fancy my looks!”

The funniest part was his lament that, on one hand, he kind of wishes he was gay: “In my personal opinion it would have been awesome to be gay while doing what I do. You know, one gets to see a lot in the shower.”

The interview was in the November 2006 issue and since our Swedish language skills are a bit rusty, it just came to our attention from Finneye, a contributing Outsports photographer who is multilingual. He was kind enough to translate part of QX’s interview with Thornblad:

How does it feel to be a sex object?
It’s flattering no matter if it’s girls or guys who think about me that way. It is especially cool when gays think so because they are more critical about one’s appearance and put a lot of value on masculinity and toughness.

What did people say when the news came out that you will be undressing for a gay magazine?
Some people were shocked and my grandmother didn’t think it was such a good idea. But it was rather meant to be like just taking off some clothes and I never planned to lay around naked with just my hand covering my private parts or something … Anyway, I thought it would be cool to see people’s reactions and I think serves them right those who get appalled by it being a gay magazine.

linusblog.jpgWhy did you agree to this?
I thought it would be a lot of fun to appear in a gay magazine. And I would certainly not have agreed if it had been one of the ordinary ladies’ magazines.

Have you met any gays on the elite level of track and field?
Some isolated cases, yes, but I am sure there are more those who wouldn’t tell. It is sad that many people perceive homosexuality as a negative thing, but it’s mostly just because they have never met anyone gay.

In my personal opinion it would have been awesome to be gay while doing what I do. You know, one gets to see a lot in the shower. Should you find someone training with you interesting, you are going to see the whole thing when you hit the showers together. So as a gay man you’d get some reward for keeping your mouth shut. (laughter)

Are you buddies with anyone gay?
No, but since my cousin came out I have had a different view of the matter. In other words, I hadn’t thought so much about being gay before. I think people just hurl around the word homo as an insult without thinking what it really means. Why should one use sexual orientation as an insult? It’s all wrong. And why should you get mad if a gay guy comes on to you, is it not the same thing if a girl you are not interested in made a pass on you? It’s a compliment no matter who it comes from.

Have you ever thought how it would feel being with a guy?
No, I have always been sure about my thing. So I’m just sorry for all the gays who fancy my looks! (laughter)

Thornblad is among those jocks in the past year who have celebrated their gay fan base. We have a terrific Q&A with English rugby player Ben Cohen, who is having a gay appreciation night, and last year ran an article about French decathlete Romain Barras and how he was flattered by the attention he received from gay men. On the other hand, there are the Sebastien Gacond’s of the world. –Jim Buzinski

Related: You can see more of Thornblad on his website. Click on the “Galleri” link for photos. If you wish to read the entire interview in Swedish, go to QX’s site and look for the PDF download link.




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6 Comments on “Jock kind of wishes he was gay”

  1. #1 Mary
    on Feb 12th, 2008 at 11:51 pm

    Somewhat off-topic, but I e-mailed you guys a while ago pointing out an article from QX where two Swedish female hockey players came out as lesbians, including the captain of the national team. These girls won silver in the Olympics in 2006, so it’s not like they’re small potatoes.

    It was in the June 06 issue of QX, found at http://www.qx.se/info/senaste_numret.php?id=73 I can provide a rough translation of the article, but I have to admit my Swedish isn’t very good.

  2. #2 Jim Buzinski
    on Feb 13th, 2008 at 1:52 am

    Hey Mary:
    A translation would be great! Send it to:
    jim@outsports.com
    Thanks!

  3. #3 Theodaddy
    on Feb 13th, 2008 at 10:45 am

    great interview

    very funny

  4. #4 Ben
    on Feb 13th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    i think in theory this interview is a good thing in that he attempts to normalize being gay. howEVER, i can totally imagine him being one of those cute str8 fag stag kind of guys who gets off on the attention and may even have some latent same-sex tendencies of his own that won’t ever become actualized. kind of like one of the lead characters in the movie “camp” (same actor who played ethan green in the ethan green movie). at the end of the day, i think it’s unfortunate for str8 guys like that because they get sh*t for being perceived to be gay, but don’t get to kiss boys. LOL!

  5. #5 Reality
    on Feb 13th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    Just another straight guy taking advantage of gay men. They know how easy it is to win over gay male fans. They really don’t give a shit about gay people they just want our money, that’s all.

  6. #6 Mitch
    on Mar 11th, 2008 at 2:03 am

    How dare you, as a gay man, judge someone who shows a progressive attitude toward gays. You lack any type of substantiative evidence that he “only wants our money” and don’t even show the relevance behind why showing a progressive attitude for his own personal economic reasons is bad for gays.

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