It’s no secret that Basketball Hall of Fame power forward Dennis Rodman supports the LGBTQ community – he’s been doing it for decades, even at the height of his NBA career when he would dress in drag and openly party at gay bars. And it appears that nothing has changed since his retirement from the NBA.
This week, the city of Houston held its annual Pride parade and celebration in the city, and Dennis Rodman was in attendance, wearing a short plaid skirt and a photograph of himself with rainbow hair.
Rodman shared his look on social media with a caption that read “Love will Always win. Happy Pride.”
It’s certainly a bold outfit, bold post, and a bold message, but as many people pointed out on social media, this isn’t exactly new for Rodman.
Rodman was pushing against gender stereotypes before we had the language to discuss it publicly https://t.co/1jKXT0Z7Bm
— Mike Honcho Himself 🇵🇸 (@ThaTrail) June 26, 2023
People acting shocked about Rodman when my GOAT had already married himself in the Y2K wearing a bride and y'all can't handle a skirt😭😭 https://t.co/swgagP7RV0
— Dr Shrimp Puerto Rico (@LadPsycho) June 26, 2023
I love this new generation of bigots being shocked by literally the least shocking thing Dennis Rodman has ever done https://t.co/WbIoL8ktvg
— advanced apathy (@Tragedy_Andy) June 26, 2023
Comments acting like this is new when this was Rodman in the 90s https://t.co/RGCziYTaLx pic.twitter.com/rTsGigxmYK
— You (@whitemorbius) June 26, 2023
https://twitter.com/Azsolazy/status/1673345863924559873?s=20
People in the replies clearly don't know anything about Dennis Rodman https://t.co/7Lnnrmpc1F
— Phrajil (fragile)🔻 (@PhrajilMan) June 26, 2023
The former NBA superstar got some pushback for the post in the comments, so he decided to address the critics with a post in his Instagram stories. Rodman posted various photos of himself during the prime of his NBA career showing him wearing a wedding dress and other stereotypically feminine outfits that many saw as controversial at the time.
“Do your research guys,” Rodman wrote on his Instagram story. “#beenhim.”
