Dave Bautista is sticking up for the LGBTQ+ community in a heartwarming and no-nonsense Instagram post about his own family.
The former pro-wrestler is best known in the acting world for his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise as Drax the Destroyer in the Guardians of the Galaxy films – a tough alien with a lovable soft side, which is not unlike Bautista’s own reputation.
That supposed dichotomy was on full display when Bautista posed in a trucker hat and a fitted t-shirt boasting a rainbow above the words “BE YOU” in a post shared on the ‘gram.
“I was always proud of who my mom was because she was always proud of who she was,” he wrote. “In your face, ‘F*ck you if you don’t like it,’ unapologetically loud and proud. And her son [paid] attention. BE LOUD, BE PROUD, BE YOU.”
In case it wasn’t clear enough, Bautista also tagged the post with #PrideMonth and #ProudSonOfALesbian.
This is hardly the first the actor has spoken about his mother, Donna Raye, or his support of the LGBTQ+ community. He’s used Pride month to sing her accolades in the past, writing in 2019 that “every decent part of me as a human being is directly because of my mother.”
“A strong lesbian raised a strong man and I couldn’t be more proud of her,” he said at the time.
Bautista also used his platform in 2019 to speak out against a bishop who had been discouraging Catholics from supporting LGBTQ+ activities during Pride Month.
That’s the kind of ally we like to see!
