Is Retired Tennis Stud Jan-Michael Gambill openly gay now?

He is, according to his Wikipedia.

Why don't you mind your own damned business, OP?

Most attractive and quite a catch.

And he has a hot looking boyfriend pummeling his hole

Yes.

Here:

R2, you know this is a gossip board, right?

His partner is ugly and fat.

His boyfriend is hot.

Oh, is he in one of those polyamorous relationships then? Partner *and* boyfriend?

Does he have “a” Wikipedia?

R8 is bitterly wolfing down his last of the six-pack Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream pints on sale yesterday at Costco.

hes a sexy cutie

His partner is gorgeous and a gifted architect, but they're entering the overdone bodies zone.

A few years ago he liked a "Dynasty" GIF tweeted in response to tennis drama (possibly in Pam Shriver's feed), which made me think "Oh, he must be officially 'out' now." Not that everyone hadn't already known for a long time by then.

There is no doubt that Jan-Michael Gambill is gay and lives with his partner, Malek Alqadi. It's plain for all to see. But Gambill is not "out." And that doesn't sit right by me. I wish we lived in a society where you do not have to publicly express your sexuality, especially if you are a gay man. Maybe we'll get there one day. Until then, it's important for public figures who are gay to come out and talk about it. There are still so many young LGBT kids out there struggling with their sexuality in all fields, but sports in America especially.

Gambill was and is successful in the world of professional tennis. He should be vocal in his support of gay youth in tennis. Until he does that, I might think he's a very good-looking and sexy man, but I find him a tad pathetic. In a way he's still hiding in the closet. It's a very privileged one that we can see if we go looking. He should be a little louder to say he has stepped out of it.

[quote] Best known for his unusual double-handed forehand

His name is still on the plaque for the Club Award at Steamworks!

R2 MAD FRAU ALERT!!

R2 is gambill himself lol

I'm not sure how much of an example he'd set by coming out to Bonnie Prince Charlie's standard. He gives every appearance of being shallow and looks obsessed. So if Charlie's plea is very Act Up, Gambill's role model is very Atlantis Cruises White Party. No particular loss, in my view.

This is concerning.

[quote] So if Charlie's plea is very Act Up, Gambill's role model is very Atlantis Cruises White Party

He and I booked a suite together!

For me JMG may as well have come out when he declared his undying love for Reba McEntire back in the 90s.

Fuck the coward retirees of all types who swagger through their careers and then, once they have the money, announce they're gay.

Gay youth really have those strong, brave role models to look to when dealing with their own idiot families and personal confusion.

If you're in the closet at 40 because you're biding time in a homophobic business, stay in it and die in it. Swine.

He's got lovely teeth

He was a good looking youngster back in 2000- I guess about 23 years old in this video. I'm just pausing at his close ups- he looked really good close up back then and still looks good today.

[quote]There is no doubt that Jan-Michael Gambill is gay and lives with his partner, Malek Alqadi. It's plain for all to see. But Gambill is not "out." And that doesn't sit right by me.

I know there are varying degrees of "out," but the fact that he's never informed the media that he's gay and in a LTR in no way means anyone thinks he's straight. Unless you happen to know his family or something, how on earth do you know either way the degree to which he's out? (even partially) He's been with his partner – who btw is both hot to death and an incredible architect – for over a decade; he's in his late 40s and never married; and hasn't ever dated women. Even Helen Keller could solve this one.

I'm not sure Ronan Farrow's ever said the words, "I'm gay," in public, but I also can't think of anyone who *wouldn't* know Ronan's queer (even if they don't see him fawning over his new beau on his IG).

He has been less active in SM about Malek since he got his Tennis Channel Level C job. He is a better analyst than most, so I don't know why he is not used more. Sinclar owns TC - I wonder if that is why.

Any pics of him in the all-together?

I told all of you over a decade ago that he was gay, but nobody believed me. I had first-hand knowledge of his gayness.

Shame that he's now a Trump supporter.

The IG at R21 is JM’s brother.

r30

[quote]Trump supporter.

Really?

R30 what's his willy and ass like?

[quote]Best known for his unusual double-handed forehand

Hot.

R16: “ But Gambill is not "out." ”

He’s completely out. You wrong.

Link to JMG supporting Dump?

R30 Proof?

There is a great pic of Malek cutting J-M's hair during COVID. They are such a cute couple, I wish they felt they could be more out. Too simple to say it would help gaylings if they did. It's their choice.

[quote]Link to JMG supporting Dump?

That's his brother at R39 and it would take a very specious interpretation of that to consider it in support.

Though looking at his brother's IG further, he does appear to be obtuse enough to consider that in support, also looking at his support of RFK Jr.

This is Jan-Michael's account, since his brother's keeps getting mistaken for his.

Jan-Michael posted a couple of tributes to former First Lady Barbara Bush, but mostly sticks with thirst trap photos. He's also supportive of Elton John's AIDS fundraising efforts, which is an indirect tribute of sorts to Fauci on at least one count.

He and his partner have a home here in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.

When Jan-Michael was still playing, he was pictured with Elton John and his cohort on “shore leave” from yachting.

I wonder what Thanksgiving dinner must be like at Gambills.

Here’s that photo, which also includes porn model Dolph Lambert.

R20...that's my point. His life is shallow. He still has a public forum, but he choses not to use it. His response would doubt be he wishes to retain his privacy. Well, guess what...Carl Nassib found his voice, and he still maintains privacy. I'm a white, gay man like Gambill, butGambill seems to epitomize selfish privilege.

R27, I agree. As I wrote you have to dig to find out he's gay. His posts on Instagram do not refer to Malek Alqadi as his partner....let alone lover, boyfriend, or spouse.

R47 is typing in grandma font.

Hey, cunt, she’s not a boomer vomiting her life for your benefit on Facebook.

And R47, he's an empty vessel no matter what he does, so who gives a damn?

r2, WTF is [bold]wrong[/bold] with you? You're on a gossip site, for Christ's sake.

If you don't like gossip, go elsewhere.

He’s openly HOT

I can’t judge him. Until very recently, even the top players have suggested it would be hard for a guy coming out on tour.

Who is top player?

Felix has been very supportive.

Hoping this is a better link...

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Has the media picked up on this yet?

Closeted still

[quote]His posts on Instagram do not refer to Malek Alqadi as his partner....let alone lover, boyfriend, or spouse.

And, again, I think you're WAY too hung up on language. (And who TF describes someone as their "lover" on IG? Even in Europe.) I'm not sure how many long-term gay couples you know, but it's not like coming out is some sort of shocking process nowadays. Even ten years ago, a celebrity coming out would make headlines for days. Nowadays we have actors who literally don't even bother, because they were never hidden or closeted in the first place.

I'll even cite an example: James Scully. The first thing I saw him in was the second season of "You," where he played the main supporting character. He didn't "ping" (or at least his character didn't), and I had no idea he was gay until he starred in "Fire Island." For the past year he's been starring in his highest-profile gig to date: "Oh, Mary!", the truly awesome – and VERY queer – Broadway production about Mary Todd Lincoln.

He's been seeing Julio Torres for at least 18 months now, but hasn't mentioned it a single time on his IG. He's only pictured him a few times, mainly from when they both starred in "Problemista" with Tilda Swinton. I'm not sure he's ever even said the word "gay" or "queer" online. Nonetheless, you'd have to be deaf, blind & dumb to not "get it." Straight people don't immediately know the meaning of FIP, or make June plans around Pride, or invite huge groups of friends to stay at their home, one in which they've shared the same bed for well over a decade.

Do you seriously think it'd matter a single bit if Gambill suddenly decided to announce, "I'm a big homo and I've been fucking an architect for most of my adult life"? The general public has no idea who he is and would give zero shits. The insiders who do know him already know he's queer.

It's 2024. Celebrities are no longer expected to "make a statement" about their orientation. I'm assuming you're an eldergay, since every gay I know under 35 is aware of all of the above.

^ It would matter. Very few high-level male athletes ever come out

It's kind of like the Facebook Story argument.

He no longer plays.

What matters is an active pro player on the ATP tour coming out.

I can see it from both sides. I agree JMG doesn't need to 'come out' given he's obviously in a long term relationship with a man and he doesn't actively hide that.

But I also think R16 has a point that he could do more to support gay youth in tennis. He will have known how hard it was being in the closet as a pro tennis player and likely guesses there will be players in the same position now. It's bizarre that there has never been an out male professional tennis player ever.

Thing like that don't really change unless something is done actively. Resting on one's laurels and saying "ah, it'll happen eventually" is naive at best. We wouldn't enjoy the freedoms and equalities we have today if everyone had had the same attitude.

If he'd vanished into obscurity, there'd be less of an argument for it, but he's happy to be attention-whorey with his thirst traps on Instagram so he's clearly comfortable having the spotlight on him.

That said, I know non-celebrity gay male friends who are the same. They don't lie and say they're straight but they also never mention their boyfriend on any form of social media, despite being active on it. There's still a large amount of "don't rock the boat by talking about it" in the mindset of gay people.

“Coming out” is an old gay man thing.

Now people just live how they want publicly like this guy.

If it’s important to you that he say “I’m coming out”, then you’re an old gay.

If you don't acknowledge your bf the way straight guys acknowledge their wives or gfs...you're probably not living life how you want.

Straight guys don’t slobber all over their wives online for the world to see. The wives do that.

[quote] His partner is ugly and fat.

That’s a mirror, hon.

He is a retired athlete, not a role model.

If he did make a big thing about "coming out" the DL mean aunties would savage him anyway.

He's a private citizen and what he does in private is nobodys' business but his own.

The Elton John pic is pretty sketchy though.

R66, yes, they do.

R64 I mean, he's older than I am, so if I'm an old gay then JMG is, too.

R68 You only ever hear that kind of rhetoric when it comes to gays, though. "His private life is his own" is never said about a straight man's wife or girlfriend. No straight man (assuming he's not cheating) is cagey about his wife. He just isn't.

Forgot to say thing like:

"I've got nothing against gay people, but keep your private life private. We don't need to know about his boyfriend/husband" are said reasonably frequently, but the following never is:

"I've got nothing against straight people, but keep your private life private. We don't need to know about his girlfriend/wife".

When gays feed into the former mentality it's because (deep down) they're a little bit ashamed and they think joining in with it shields them from it.

R70, you type like grandpa on Facebook.

The guy is living his life openly with another man. The old-fashioned act of coming out is exactly that: old-fashioned. You are allowed to live your life now and you don’t have to scream “I am gay.” And if you are a former athlete, you don’t have to give an exclusive interview to outsports. That is not how it’s done anymore.

Of course this was not a problem for you. Because we heard you talk and saw you walk.

R72 Why does Carl Nassib do it, then?

Shoot BonniePrinceCharlie into the sun please

He's living his life so "openly" that most people don't know he's gay....

As a global sport tennis needs the gay male players to come out retired or not. The women have done it. Young gay athletes need role models like women have.

Hopefully, Nadal will come out next.

Coming out is still important. You're living in a goddamn bubble if you believe it's not.

How's 1990?

No celebrity owes humanity anything you twat r78

That is one good looking man.

They must make beautiful love together.

He's 47? I can't say he's aging like fine wine -- he's not aging at all!

r8 see r82, sweetie

I like his partner's design aesthetic. Click through to his webpage.

Just two bros hanging out together! No homo!

[quote] "I've got nothing against gay people, but keep your private life private. We don't need to know about his boyfriend/husband" are said reasonably frequently, but the following never is:

[quote]"I've got nothing against straight people, but keep your private life private. We don't need to know about his girlfriend/wife".

I say that about Matt Damon all the time, but he never seems to listen.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE SHIT IN MY MOUTH??!!!!

[quote] Hopefully, Nadal will come out next.

¡Eet would hurt so mush!

[quote]If it’s important to you that he say “I’m coming out”, then you’re an old gay.

This is exactly right. I would also say that if it's important to you that young gays have "role models," you're an old gay. Young gays don't need role models anymore. (I'm 61 years old and even I can figure that out.)

^ That's not true. You think "young gays" in sports want all the athletes to stay in the closet and create the impression that gays in the sports world don't exist?

R91 Indeed. As I pointed out earlier, Carl Nassib came out publicly at age 28, being the first active NFL player to do so. And he did that despite describing himself as a "pretty private person". However, he wanted to do it to support The Trevor Project/gay youth.

I don't think any sportsman or woman should ever feel forced into coming out against their will, but it's disingenuous to act like it's completely unnecessary in 2024. Acting as a role model can still do a lot of good for people struggling with their sexual orientation; especially those who live in rural areas or conservative families who may not necessarily have any support in their immediate environment.

It sounds like everyone around the tour knows JMG’s current situation.

What more does he need to do?

It doesn’t matter if Tillie from Omaha knows.

Morons like BonnePrincrCharlie will not be satisfied until JMG is publicly sodomized by a marine platoon live cast on all the tv networks, to “inspire” those gay rural 14 year olds t93

When JMG was coaching one of the up and comers - whose name I've totally forgotten - he and Malek were together at the tournament in Cincy, in the stands and while they weren't sitting in each other's laps, holding hands or kissing passionately, it was obvious they were a couple.

That’s what I’m saying. People in tennis know.

Maybe it's been so long and become so obvious to everyone that he doesn't feel the need to acknowledge it officially. It might be different if he were trying to keep it hidden, but he isn't.

I for one think the public is entitled to a full accounting, including all of his past sexual partners, and the particulars of every act that was performed by or on him.

And then we get the nudes, with at least one showcasing a garden vegetable dangling out of an orifice.

[quote] They must make beautiful love together.

Like two shaved otters trying how to figure out opening an abalone with lubed-up flippers.

I just think the "no one needs to come out anymore" opinion feeds into (and reinforces) the "don't make a fuss" mentality.

In other words, gays who think we're more palatable to conservatives if we rarely reference being gay or talk about it.

Those people will hate us regardless, though. So you don't end up doing yourselves any favours by trying to placate them.

I dunno, her face looks all scrunched up now.

Everybody comes out still. You clarify for your friends and family at some point. To me the celebrity coming out is the inverse of not coming out to please them. We are surely past the point we need famous people to make us OK. Give me a community of men and women living normal lives any day, examples to each other and their communities, over the usually tortured publicity of a small collection of out celebrity gays, who are probably living cliched, shallow lives as dodgy role models anyway.

Wow! R80 calls me a twat and R94 calls me a moron because both disagree with what I say. You two must feel right at home at a MAGA rally.

Well, Charlie, first, it is DL, where people go nuclear over herbs or divas dead for fifty years, and second, people will particularly forget their manners when wildly annoyed.

[quote] Well, Charlie, first, it is DL, where people go nuclear over herbs or divas dead for fifty years, and second, people will particularly forget their manners when wildly annoyed.

LOL, R104

And woe be he who utters nasty remarks about Rudy...1926...it's still so raw!

R97- Unlike those two FAGS

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck who get married to women and breed with them so no one suspects that they’re HOMOs - Which we Dataloungers know anyway.