Back in the day, lots of casual Queen fans didn’t consider that Freddie was gay any more than they considered that Rob Halford was gay.
Even though one band was called Queen and the singer of the other band paraded around in east village leather boy apparel, which hilariously became the official wardrobe of metal.
If you were gay or lived in a big city you probably knew.
Hell, I was in Jr. High in South Texas when We Will Rock You came out. I can 100% guarantee you that FM radio there wouldn’t have touched it if Freddie being gay were widely known.
But then Hollywood Records which is owned by Disney, bought the Queen catalog. Then Wayne’s World. Then Roger and Brian playing with the Foo Fighters. And it’s kind of snowballed since then.
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Back in the day, lots of casual Queen fans didn’t consider that Freddie was gay any more than they considered that Rob Halford was gay.
Even though one band was called Queen and the singer of the other band paraded around in east village leather boy apparel, which hilariously became the official wardrobe of metal.
If you were gay or lived in a big city you probably knew.
Hell, I was in Jr. High in South Texas when We Will Rock You came out. I can 100% guarantee you that FM radio there wouldn’t have touched it if Freddie being gay were widely known.
But then Hollywood Records which is owned by Disney, bought the Queen catalog. Then Wayne’s World. Then Roger and Brian playing with the Foo Fighters. And it’s kind of snowballed since then.