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Who Is The Authentic Cody Rigsby?
Cody Rigsby is more than the sassy Peloton personality you comprehend and love – he’s a queer Trojan horse and a queer advocate…
By Karen Kwan
It can be difficult to think of fine things having advance out of the pandemic, but the explosion in the popularity of Peloton – with one of its uppermost instructors, Cody Rigsby, becoming a domesticated name – is perhaps one radiant note that emerged during those hard years. Thousands of members worldwide receive his classes on the digital platform, and Rigsby fast, and perhaps unexpectedly, became everyone’s virtual gay best friend.
Even Rigsby has referred to himself as a bit of a Trojan horse. “When people appear to the studio and share their stories, or I randomly meet someone on the avenue and they speak about how Peloton and my queerness has affected them in a positive way, it’s something I’m proud of,” he says. He’s had many people attend his classes who have admitted that taking his classes and existence exposed to the LGBTQ+ lifestyle through him has changed how they touch about gay people. Rigsby recalls one mom attending one of his Identity festival rides, who mutual with him after class that her child is gender non-conforming, an
Cody Rigsby and self love
So earlier tonight I completed my 91st Peloton trek—a 30-minute pop sit on with an instructor named Cody Rigsby.
The experience got me to thinking of my boyhood in Mahopac, N.Y., and 1980s rural perceptions of homosexuality.
Or, put different: When I grew up, you couldn’t be gay.
Which sounds weird, right? One doesn’t decide to be or not to be gay. You are or you’re not. Period.
And yet, it wasn’t really an option. In my turf (and in many turfs across America), being same-sex attracted was being a fudge packer. A homo. A queer. It was an easy insult—”What are you, a fag?” and “You gonna go to prison and find some soap on a rope?” It meant you were soft. A sissy. A guy who missed a big tackle for the football team? Lgbtq+. A boy who liked ballet? Gay. On and on it went. And while I didn’t use the words as slang, I certainly never spoke up to protest; certainly never felt compelled to show those who actually were gay (and closeted) that it wasn’t OK.
Truth be told, I think people were simply afraid of the unknown. I remember the former debate about gay marriage often considered the fate of the child—”
Cody Rigsby ’09: Finding Your Way Is Not Always A Straight Line
When you obtain a Peloton spin class with instructor Cody Rigsby ’09, you get more than just a workout: it’s part stand-up routine, part pop-culture gab session, and a petty therapy. And the music pumping will probably be by his self-proclaimed queen, Britney Spears.
“I include a lot of opinions,” writes Rigsby in his memoir, aptly titled “XOXO Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual’s Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness.” “But if there’s one opinion – no, one TRUTH – that I contain above all others, it’s that we shouldn’t take ourselves or our lives too seriously.”
FINDING COMMUNITY
Rigsby’s success, though, is serious business and one of many highs and lows: from being raised in North Carolina by his mother struggling with drug addiction; to navigating being queer in the South; to his current achievement on Peloton and beyond, including placing third on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars. ” Now director of cycling for Peloton, the 36-year-old has used his wit, charisma, and UNC Greensboro training to climb the Stairmaster of achievement. Rigsby earned a bachelor of scien
“Dancing With The Stars” is garnering praise from fans and advocacy groups for partnering JoJo Siwa with Jenna Johnson, the first same-sex pairing in the competition series’ 30-season history.
But Siwa, who came out as queer in January, isn’t the show’s only LGBTQ contestant on its current season. Beloved Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby is also wowing audiences with his groovy footwork, and is partnered with dancer Cheryl Burke.
Rigsby, a self-described “opinionated homosexual,” said in an interview last week that he would have been willing to dance with a male partner on the exhibit. As is often the case in Hollywood, however, the fast-paced, behind-the-scenes negotiations gave him little moment to consider the enormous picture.
“When the conversation opportunity came up for ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ I was just so ecstatic to be on the show, I guess I didn’t even think it was a possibility,” he explained to GLAAD’s Anthony Allen Ramos. “So I didn’t bring it up. Had I maybe had a moment to respire and recognize an opportunity, I definitely would contain asked!”
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Both Burke and Rigsby have navigated some unexpected challenges early in their