Kristen Stewart says male golfer hurled homophobic slur at her
Kristen Stewart is a keen golfer (Getty Images)
Kristen Stewart has spoken about the homophobia she has faced while golfing, recalling a male player hurling a slur at her on the course.
The openly queer actress, a keen golfer for over a decade, shared the story during an appearance on the podcast In Your Dreams with Owen Thiele.
Stewart, who is married to director Dylan Meyer, reflected on the sport’s rigid, old-fashioned culture, noting the dress codes imposed on women players.
“You go golfing and it’s like the ladies have to wear like skirts in a certain level, and you’re not supposed to be a dirt bag and you can’t have your tattoos show,” she said.
She then recounted a hostile encounter with a fellow player. “I ran back to grab a putter that I left on a putting green or whatever, and I had some dude literally be like ‘Run!'” she said.
“And I turned around and I was like ‘Ah, f*** you man.’ And he went ‘F*** you, d***.'”
She added: “And I was like, welcome to golf!”
Stewart has spoken about her love of golf in interviews for years. She has previously revealed she scored a hole-in-one during the Covid-19 pandemic, telling Stephen Colbert about the feat in 2022, and is regularly photographed out on the course in Los Angeles.
The Twilight and Spencer star has long been one of Hollywood’s most prominent openly queer actors, and has spoken candidly in the past about the homophobia she has encountered both in the industry and in everyday life.
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