Reality Show Winner And Marksman, Chris Cheng, Is Gay

Top Shot’s season 4 winner, Chris Cheng, announces in new interview that he’s gay.

He’s been pleasantly surprised by the positive reaction from the shooting community.

Chris Cheng, who was the winner of the reality TV show Top Shot, has come out as gay. He announced it via twitter,

Today I am coming out as gay in the gun world. If you’re interested, here’s what I have to say:… http://t.co/0DdoRUNaR9 — Chris Cheng (@chenger) December 17, 2013

In an interview with Recoil, he shared that he informed the producers of his sexuality prior to shooting the show’s fourth season that airs on the History Channel,

“I’m pretty sure it factored into the casting panel’s decision to accept me, but it was one of many factors they considered. I had to demonstrate that I could shoot well.”

He went on the show with a distinct purpose in mind – changing people’s perspective of what a marksman is,

“I wanted to make a point that gays, and geeks for that matter, can shoot guns as good as anyone else,”

He’s been pleasantly surprise by the reaction from the shooting community,

“The shooting community was honestly one of the last places I expected gay acceptance on any level. That really caught me off guard, in a good way. It’s how life should be, where no one cares if you’re gay, straight, or somewhere in between.”

Watch Cheng show off his shooting skills in this product demo

Source: The Advocate

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