Openly gay WWE Superstar Darren Young is a trailblazer, but not every place the WWE goes is accepting of his homosexuality.
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Young, whose real name is Fred Rosser, took to his Twitter account to blast the WWE for going on tour in Abu Dhabi this week, a place where it is illegal to be a homosexual. The WWE has kept him off the tour for his own protection.
"Why do we bring the best entertainment into a country like abu dhabi and they look down upon women and gays? I get it! #MillionsofDollars," Young tweeted from his official @DarrenYoungWWE Twitter account in a tweet that has since been deleted.
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After removing the initial tweet, Young claimed that his freedom of speech was taken from him:
My freedom of speech is gone. Gone but not forgotten.
— nodaysoff D-Young (@DarrenYoungWWE) February 11, 2015
Young also said that no one has his back on this issue:
I feel like no none has my back and it upsets me. The struggle is real. I'm human. — nodaysoff D-Young (@DarrenYoungWWE) February 11, 2015
Fans have responded with an outpouring of support for Young and he has re-tweeted a few messages from some of his supporters.
"Makes those MLK & Veteran montages WWE plays a bit laughable #NoH8," wrote a user by the name of AC in response, which was one of the messages Young re-tweeted.
Young also received support from some past wrestlers as former Superstar Lance Storm said, "you've got people in your corner" while Sean "X-Pac" Waltman said, "1 more right here has your back!"
The WWE has seen what Young said on Twitter and offered a statement on the matter.
"Fred Rosser Statement:
WWE does not discriminate against individuals regardless of age, race, religion or sexual orientation, and we continue to proudly support Fred Rosser (aka WWE Superstar Darren Young) for being open about his sexuality," the WWE said in a statement per Wrestlingheadlines.com. "Unfortunately, WWE cannot change cultures and laws around the world, and thus we did not send Fred Rosser to the United Arab Emirates for our upcoming events for his own protection. WWE also fully supports Fred Rosser's right to express his views on personal social media accounts rather than WWE's corporate platforms."
Young, 31, came out in an interview in August 2013, becoming the first active openly gay athlete in WWE history.
Young was met with a lot of support for being true to who he was when he first came out, and it appears the same is happening with this issue, even if it won't stop the WWE from putting on live events in Abu Dhabi.
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