Napoleon Jinnies
Napoleon Jinnies is an American cheerleader. In 2019, he and Quinton Peron were the first male National Football League (NFL) cheerleaders to perform during the Super Bowl.[1][2] He joined the Los Angeles Rams squad in 2018.[3]
Personal life[]
Jinnies is openly gay (as is Peron), and a classically trained dancer.[3][4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Garcia-Navarro, Lulu (February 3, 2019). "2 Rams Cheerleaders Will Be The 1st Men In NFL Hist". NPR. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Locker, Melissa (2019-02-03). "Meet the first male cheerleaders to ever perform a Super Bowl". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ a b Wong, Curtis M. (February 11, 2019). "NFL Cheerleader Napoleon Jinnies: 'I Was Bullied For Being Gay'". HuffPost. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Quinton Peron Talks LGBTQ Acceptance in Sports and Leading the Cheer in Pride". Metrosource. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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- American male dancers
- Gay men
- LGBT dancers
- LGBT people from the United States
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- National Football League cheerleaders
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