Rugby Star Ben Cohen Strips(again) For a Good Cause

July 30, 2012

Rugby Star Ben Cohen Strips(again) For a Good Cause

Former rugby star Ben Cohen has become the poster boy for battling anti-LGBT bullying and homophobia with his Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation. Now he’s on the cover of the recent issue of Gay Times, the U.K,’s venerable 26-year-old gay magazine, talking about gay stereotypes, how to fight bullies, and, well, his new underwear line (don’t worry, you can feel good about buying his sexy briefs — the money goes back to his foundation).
Cohen told Gay Times that he choose to support the gay community after he retired because he was “in a privileged position. I had a great following in the gay community so I started breaking down those stereotypes when I was still playing rugby. And it got to a point where I decided I wanted to do something more, which is when we set up the foundation. But I didn’t realize how powerful retiring for a cause would be.”