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Former Kardashian bodyguard changes name to Bruce Jenner to keep name’s ‘heterosexual roots’
Florida man says ‘I’m not anti-gay’
Caitlyn Jenner (Photo courtesy NBC Media Village)
An ex-Kardashian bodyguard has legally changed his name to Bruce Jenner to preserve the name’s “heterosexual roots.”
The Florida man, formerly known as Mark Behar, says he doesn’t want people to associate the name with the Kardashians and Caitlyn.
“This name once stood for America, and I just want to keep it alive,” Jenner told New York Daily News. “I’ve been seeing so many idols and athletes and icons die because of stupid stuff like drugs, die because of age … We’re losing icons. We’re losing names. We’re losing people faster than we ever have.”
“I am not anti-gay and I have no problem with him changing his sex, but the way he did it, in my mind it was not proper. It was all for hype,” Jenner continued.
“If Caitlyn ever wants to be called Bruce again, he’s a day late, a dollar short. It’s my name now,” Jenner says.
Jenner worked as a bodyguard on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” in 2009 and 2010. He appeared in one episode in season four where he and Caitlyn participated in a charity boxing match before her transition.
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This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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