James Faulkner Clarifies His "Boyfriend" Post On Instagram

Australian allrounder James Faulkner, on Monday, had raised a huge number of eyebrows with his Instagram post. The allrounder celebrated his birthday by posting a picture on his social media account about his ‘boyfriend’. The Instagram post showed Faulkner sitting with his mother and a male friend named Rob Jubb whom he called ‘boyfriend.  The hashtag #togetherfor5years then further fuelled the speculations as many believed that Faulkner was gay.

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The post sparked several news articles in major online publications across the globe. Following the post, there was an outpouring of support and praise for Faulkner. However, Faulkner has now dismissed the speculations, thus confirming that he is not the first Australian professional cricketer to come out publicly  and say that he’s in a same-sex relationship. The World Cup-winning allrounder confirmed that he is not gay and that his ‘boyfriend’ is his best mate and business partner. He also praised the support from the LGBTI community.

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“There seems to be a misunderstanding about my post from last night, I am not gay, however it has been fantastic to see the support from and for the LBGT community. Let’s never forget love is love, however @robjubbsta is just a great friend. Last night marked five years of being house mates! Good on everyone for being so supportive,” wrote Faulkner.

There seems to be a misunderstanding about my post from last night, I am not gay, however it has been fantastic to see the support from and for the LBGT community. Let’s never forget love… https://t.co/nGzoXA8zAF

— James Faulkner (@JamesFaulkner44) April 30, 2019

Meanwhile, Cricket Australia issued an apology for the misunderstanding too.

“James and CA are supportive of the LGBQTI community and recognises coming out can be an incredibly emotional time. The post was not in any way meant to make light of this and, though the support from the community was overwhelming and positive.

“Cricket Australia apologises for any unintended offence,”  said a CA spokesperson.

Talking about Faulkner’s playing career, he has completely fallen down the pecking order in the Australian team in recent months.  Faulkner represented Australia in 69 ODIs, 24 T20Is and a solitary Test. He played an integral part in Australia’s victorious campaign at the 2015 World Cup. The all-rounder had won the Man of the Match award in the 2015 World Cup final.