![]() I love how the issue isn’t Rob being gay, it’s his wanting to wear bright colors. Mind you, I probably still wouldn’t have aspired to pull a firetruck down a street, but knowing that Rob did, while loving another guy, and being his most authentic self would have shattered some of the nastiest stereotypes that I had internalized. The existence of a real-world gay strongman would have changed my whole outlook on what was possible. ![]() Gay men weren’t seen as real men, and so we were supposed to be weak. Growing up as a gay kid, the stereotype that gay guys were sissies who were weak was everywhere. With bold illustrations and an engaging, informative text, Strong introduces readers to Rob Kearney and his journey from an athletic kid trying to find his place to the world’s first openly gay professional strongman. Will Rob find a way to step into his true self and be a champion? ![]() He wants to flip huge tires, lug boulders, and haul trucks - and someday be the strongest man in the world! But he feels like he can’t fit in with his bright leggings, unicorn T-shirts, and rainbow-dyed hair. Rob dreams of becoming a champion strongman. Strong by Rob Kearney and Eric Rosswood, Illustrated by Nidhi Chanani ![]()
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