In a moving demonstration of genuine family values, John Osborne opened up in a podcast appearance about his protective feelings toward his younger brother when T.J. came out — and John expected homophobic attacks to follow. People magazine reports that the elder half of the musical duo was ready to wade into any social media fracas that might have erupted after T.J. publicly came out. "My role was just to be his brother, you know?" John Osborne told Sid Evans, the host of the Biscuits and Jam podcast. "I wanted to be the support that he needed when he needed it." The 40-year-old big brother explained that "At the end of the day, there was a bit of fear or concern or anxiety surrounding it because you don't know. You can't really predict how anyone's going to react." T.J. Osborne, 37, chimed in as well, telling Evans that during his time int he closet he felt he didn't have authenticity "with my public life and my relationship with my fans, and I did feel like that was ultimately affecting my mental health and my relationship with myself and my ability to truly be who I am, and authentic. "I just was at a point where, you know, the ends didn't justify the means, I guess," T.J. added. " I think getting to a place to where, 'OK, I need to be happy.' " T.J. Osborne came out two years ago, telling Time Magazine in an interview, "I'm very comfortable being gay." While some trolls did give vent to their anti-LGBTQ+ animus at the news, the fan response was overwhelmingly supportive, the article recalled. Saying that the outcome was "overall so beautifully positive," John told Evans, "I was ready to verbally fight people on Twitter if I had to, and fortunately that never had to happen.⁠ ⁠ Tap link in bio for more on @EDGEmedianetwork ⁠ ????⁠ ?: @tjosborne

In a moving demonstration of genuine family values, John Osborne opened up in a podcast appearance about his protective feelings toward his younger brother when T.J. came out — and John expected homophobic attacks to follow. People magazine reports that the elder half of the musical duo was ready to wade into any social media fracas that might have erupted after T.J. publicly came out. "My role was just to be his brother, you know?" John Osborne told Sid Evans, the host of the Biscuits and Jam podcast. "I wanted to be the support that he needed when he needed it." The 40-year-old big brother explained that "At the end of the day, there was a bit of fear or concern or anxiety surrounding it because you don't know. You can't really predict how anyone's going to react." T.J. Osborne, 37, chimed in as well, telling Evans that during his time int he closet he felt he didn't have authenticity "with my public life and my relationship with my fans, and I did feel like that was ultimately affecting my mental health and my relationship with myself and my ability to truly be who I am, and authentic. "I just was at a point where, you know, the ends didn't justify the means, I guess," T.J. added. " I think getting to a place to where, 'OK, I need to be happy.' " T.J. Osborne came out two years ago, telling Time Magazine in an interview, "I'm very comfortable being gay." While some trolls did give vent to their anti-LGBTQ+ animus at the news, the fan response was overwhelmingly supportive, the article recalled. Saying that the outcome was "overall so beautifully positive," John told Evans, "I was ready to verbally fight people on Twitter if I had to, and fortunately that never had to happen.⁠
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