Ben Cohen appearing in a Nike ad 13 years ago.
Even then the LGBT ally had a message of positivity and “no limits.”
What a hero.
Shirtless Ben Cohen – Cuddle Master
Anti-bullying champion, rugby star, and LGBT ally Ben Cohen has been hired for a new “Cuddle Mastery” campaign from Comfort Zone UK, an ecologically-friendly laundry fabric conditioner.
Check out a few photos from the campaign via Facebook.
(via Towleroad)
Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation: $200K to anti-bullying efforts
Via press release, Ben Cohen shares that his foundation to fight bullying – The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation – has proved $200,000 in support to anti-bullying programs.
The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation today announced nearly $200,000 in support provided to anti-bullying efforts since launching less than two years ago, in April 2011. Of the $198,900 in support, $58,200 was given in direct grants to 18 anti-bullying groups across the US, UK and Ireland. Another $140,700 went to support StandUp’s international anti-bullying awareness and education campaign.
“Our mission is simple but will take time to fulfill. We are off to a strong start,” said Ben Cohen, MBE, chairman. “We exist to raise awareness of the long-term damaging effects of bullying, and to fund those doing real-world work to stop it.”
Ben Cohen, a rugby World Cup champion, is the first sports superstar to dedicate his philanthropic efforts to anti-bullying. He founded the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation in memory of his father, Peter Cohen, who was beaten to death when he stood up for an employee who was being attacked.
Ben Cohen – “Gay Icon”
Ben Cohen joins Dan Savage at Broadway’s WICKED
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| Ben Cohen of the STANDUP Foundation |
The Broadway cast of WICKED invites you to come see the blockbuster production and then take part in a special talk-back with Dan Savage from IT GETS BETTER and Ben Cohen of the STANDUP FOUNDATION.
Enjoy the show, then join the talk about how to stop bullying in a discussion moderated by Entertainment Weekly‘s Jess Cagle
Friday Ben Cohen break
Ben Cohen launches StandUp Magazine
This guy is so good looking (I can’t breathe he’s so good looking), and has the heart of a lion.
Ben Cohen, rugby superstar, anti-bullying advocate and LGBT ally today announced the launch of StandUp Magazine.
From the StandUp Magazine website:
StandUp Magazine features the best in sports culture: the role models who make a difference in their games and in their communities, too.
Focused on the positive stories around professional, collegiate and community sports, StandUp Magazine reaches mainstream sports fans, professional athletes, cultural influencers, and LGBT athletes and community leaders.
Make sure you stop by the website and subscribe.
Happy birthday Ben Cohen!
Happy birthday to the amazing (and handsome) LGBT ally, Ben Cohen, who works tirelessly to help prevent bullying with his StandUp Foundation.
From the StandUp Foundation website:
The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, Inc. is the world’s first foundation dedicated to raising awareness of the long-term, damaging effects of bullying, and funding those doing real-world work to stop it. We stand up against bullying regardless of to whom it happens. Because lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are often targeted by bullies, we give particular attention to this community. We include removing homophobia from sports as central to our mission.
The foundation is funded, in part, through profits generated by the StandUp social-commerce brand. Individuals and corporations contribute generously to the Foundation as well. To engage the consumer marketplace and help drive social change as a partner, please begin by learning more about the StandUp brand.
Ben Cohen, MBE, is an England Rugby World Cup champion, and among the world’s greatest athletes. He ranks second in all-time scoring for England, and first among straight professional athletes to focus his philanthropic efforts for the benefit of the LGBT community.
Ben’s new 2013 Calendar is available and the proceeds go to help the StandUp Foundation’s work on behalf of LGBT teens.
Check out the new calendar and other items you can purchase in support of the fight against bullying at StandUpFoundation.com
And one more time: Thank you to Ben Cohen for your efforts. You make a big difference. Wishing you the best birthday yet. Very glad you were born!
Ben Cohen – “The Making of the 2013 Calendar”
Ben Cohen! Ben Cohen! Ben Cohen!
The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation (www.standupfoundation.com) presents The Making of The Ben Cohen 2013 Calendar.
Behind-the-scenes footage of the calendar photo shoot, highlighting the StandUp brand.
In July 2012, the former rugby superstar told U.K.’s Gay Times that he choose to support the gay community after he retired because he was “in a privileged position.”
“I had a great following in the gay community so I started breaking down those stereotypes when I was still playing rugby. And it got to a point where I decided I wanted to do something more, which is when we set up the foundation. But I didn’t realize how powerful retiring for a cause would be.”
Every sale of StandUp branded merchandise benefits the anti-bullying work of the Foundation.
Ben Cohen and his balls
Ben Cohen in a promo pic for his new underwear line for Bluebuck, a company that makes underwear for men with organic cotton. A portion of sales from Ben’s line of underwear goes to his StandUp Foundation.
Check out their Facebook page here.
And one more pic of Ben Cohen, just because…
