Thanks, Queso -- I didn't know about any of that.
Not to defend him for his acts of omission, but did he identify himself as a gay man, or did he think of all that as just something on the side which didn't really count, so to speak? Self-loathing might explain a bit.
very privately, apparently, but publicly it was never mentioned or acknowledged-- the Malcolm Forbes analogy seems fairly apt.
As well, "dating" a Gabor sister is a pretty big red rainbow flag... And sexually harrassing Denny Terrio? *shudder*
*goes and googles to see if "gabor" is Hungarian for "beard"*
*snort*
To be fair, we don't know what he did or did not say to the Reagans when they had a chance to act quickly at the start of the crisis, but whatever it was, he didn't convince them.
If he came out, and if others like Rock Hudson came out -- perhaps things would have gone differently. Not all the victims of the closet are on the inside.
But still. The man brought us Trebek -- I have to give him some benefit of the doubt.
But still. The man brought us TrebekThe Sajak -- I have to give him some benefit of the doubt.
Sajak.Trebek. .redrainbow flag... And sexually harrassing Denny Terrio? *shudder*TrebekThe Sajak -- I have to give him some benefit of the doubt.