LZ Granderson is a popular American journalist who works as a senior writer and columnist for ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com. He also contributes a weekly column to CNN. (Cialis Online) com.
Apart from that, Granderson has always been open about his personal life, from marrying a woman to being gay. Because of his candor, LZ was named Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.
Is LZ Granderson Gay?
LZ Granderson not only supports “Gay and Lesbian,” but he is also gay. In a CNN.com column, he openly admitted to being gay.
LZ was not comfortable coming out of the closet as a typical black man growing up in a rough neighborhood and doing drugs. So, he tried to pray the gay away (no pun intended), but he eventually found the strength to face reality.
In an interview with ABC News on June 27, 2017, LZ revealed that he revealed his sexuality to his son. Coming out as gay was not easy for him, he admitted, but finally telling the world the truth and living the life he desired was a huge step in his life.
Granderson defended NBA center Jason Collins’ decision to quote himself as the first gay male professional athlete in a dominant North American sport in the year 2013.
He also won the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award for online journalism in 2009 and was nominated for it again in 2010.
Not only that, but the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association named him Journalist Of The Year.
Relationship Status: Married?
Granderson, an openly gay sportswriter, has one son from his previous marriage to a woman, Isaiah. He was previously married to his partner when he was 21 years old. However, they divorced when they were 25 years old. His ex-identity wife’s remains unknown to this day.
Following their divorce, LZ began an affair with Steve Huesing, the ULTA Beauty Merchandising Operations Director and Interim President of Chicago’s Marriage Equality USA.
On March 13, 2010, LZ Granderson attended the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City with son Isaiah and boyfriend Steve Huesing.
After a year of dating, the couple tied the knot in May 2016. LZ is currently living a happy married life in Chicago, Illinois with his partner and son.
Biography, Age, Nationality, Parents
LZ Granderson, also known as Elzie Lee Granderson, was born on March 11, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan, and is 46 years old.
He joined ESPN after graduating from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
LZ worked as a sportswriter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and as a columnist for The Grand Rapids Press before joining ESPN and Page 2.
He has contributed to ESPN’s SportsCenter, Outside the Lines, Around the Horn, SportsNation, and ESPN First Take as a senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com’s Page 2.
LZ’s net worth is increasing day by day despite only having a few jobs. His salary, however, is not disclosed.
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