FYI: OJ Simpson’s Father Was an Out SF Drag Queen Known as ‘Mama Simpson’

FYI: OJ Simpson’s Father Was an Out SF Drag Queen Known as ‘Mama Simpson’

As many are remembering the complicated (mostly terrible) legacy of the late OJ Simpson today, we look back on his father, who came out as LGBTQ and was apparently a known San Francisco drag queen called “Mama Simpson.”Many of today’s obituaries for OJ Simpson note the football star-turned-murder suspect’s San Francisco roots. Simpson was born in SF, raised in Potrero Hill, attended Galileo High School, and played one year of college football at…

OJ Simpson's father was reportedly a gay drag queen

It has been reported that the father of disgraced NFL star OJ Simpson, who has died at the age of 76, was a gay man who performed as a drag queen in San Francisco. Simpson, a former American Football star, broadcaster and actor had been battling prostate cancer and died yesterday (10 April), a family statement said. In 1994, having retiring from sport, OJ Simpson was charged with the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, R…