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]

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[edit]

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

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "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.
^ "Abercrombie Will Donate Up to $100,000 to The Trevor Project for Pride". www.out.com. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Buzinski, Jim (2019-02-11). "Rams male cheerleader Napoleon Jinnies opens up about being gay". Outsports. Retrieved 2022-09-30.

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