Napoleon Jinnies
NationalityAmerican
OccupationCheerleader

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]

The former Disney dancer and been featured in Abercrombie & Fitch's Fierce cologne campaign.[4] He also featured in the brand's partnership with The Trevor Project.[5]

Personal life

Jinnies is openly gay and a classically trained dancer.[3][6][7] He was bullied for his sexual orientation when he was younger.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Garcia-Navarro, Lulu (February 3, 2019). "2 Rams Cheerleaders Will Be The 1st Men In NFL Hist". NPR. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ Locker, Melissa (2019-02-03). "Meet the first male cheerleaders to ever perform a Super Bowl". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  3. 1 2 Wong, Curtis M. (February 11, 2019). "NFL Cheerleader Napoleon Jinnies: 'I Was Bullied For Being Gay'". HuffPost. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ "How This Male Cheerleader Went from Getting Bullied to the Super Bowl". www.out.com. 2019-02-12. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  5. ↑ "Abercrombie Will Donate Up to $100,000 to The Trevor Project for Pride". www.out.com. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  6. ↑ "Quinton Peron Talks LGBTQ Acceptance in Sports and Leading the Cheer in Pride". Metrosource. 2021-06-02. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  7. ↑ "Meet Out Gay LA Rams Cheerleader Napoleon Jinnies". www.out.com. 2022-01-17. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  8. ↑ Buzinski, Jim (2019-02-11). "Rams male cheerleader Napoleon Jinnies opens up about being gay". Outsports. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
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