Who is TJ House's fiance? Former MLB pitcher comes out as gay before announcing engagement
CLEVELAND, OHIO: Glenn Anthony "TJ" House, former major league pitcher, has officially come out as gay and announced his engagement to his longtime boyfriend, thanks to the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. The law requires all US federal agencies to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages and abolish the Defense of Marriage Act. TJ announced the engagement last Thursday, December 8.
The former pitcher for the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays wrote in a Facebook post, "Shame has kept me quiet all these years, but Love has finally set me free." He continued, "I would go home every night wishing I could change. Deep down I wanted something more, I wanted to be loved not for what I did but who I was. It's hard listening to people talk about you without them knowing that the words they are saying are directed at you." The 33-year-old former professional baseball player poured his heart out. On same-sex and interracial marriage, he said, "Today's passage of the Respect for Marriage Act protects us to have the same rights and opportunities that each of you have. It protects the same benefits. It makes us equal to you. It allows Ryan Neitzel and I to come together and create something beautiful."
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Who is TJ House's fiance?
No public information on Ryan Neitzel is available as of now. For TJ, living with Neitzel is "to live life authentically." He continued, "It gives me the confidence to get engaged to the person I love (he said Yes!), to marry them. I have a wonderful fiance, who challenges me daily to become a better person. To live life authentically. One who I never deserved but blessed to have. Love you see, it's for everyone. I’m finally healing, and days like today are what helps me continue to grow into the person I’ve been all along, one I’ve locked up for 20 plus years. Today I am Loved."
Joe Biden shared his thought while passing the act and released a statement, "Today’s bipartisan vote brings the United States one step closer to protecting that right in law. The Respect for Marriage Act will ensure that LGBTQI+ couples and interracial couples are respected and protected equally under federal law, and provide more certainty to these families since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs.