EJ Johnson Questioned His Gender After Caitlyn Jenner Came Out
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- | July 01, 2016
EJ (Earvin) Johnson revealed this week that Caitlyn Jenner's coming out prompted him to question his gender.
On his E! reality series, EJNYC, Johnson, the son of NBA star Magic Johnson, said that Jenner's public transition raised questions in himself.
“Since everybody's talking about Caitlyn Jenner and being transgender, people are quick to say, 'Oh just because you're dressing like that means that you're going to transition to become a woman,'” Johnson reportedly told his therapist during the episode. “If I come out in a Diane Sawyer interview and I'm like, 'Diane, I just wanted to let the world know, I am becoming a woman' – until that day, everybody needs to have a seat.”
“I thought about it, for sure,” said Johnson, who came out gay in 2013 and is known for his androgynous fashion sense.
“I was just like, 'Well, do I want to transition? Is this something that I would do?' But I don't feel incomplete in that way. I didn't feel the need to do that.”
“I'm interested to talk about what it means to actually transition – like if you're going to take that leap or that step, what's going on mentally that's telling you, 'This is what I need to do,'” Johnson added. “Because I don't feel that way.”