So, why did anyone think that Freddy Mercury was straight?

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Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Originally posted by: Spoooon
People thought George Michael was straight once upon a time.
Nobody I knew thought that when "Wham" came out.

I thought he was gay the first time I saw a Wham video. I was truly shocked by how he managed to "go straight" as a solo singer.

Being openly gay was a death sentence to a performer's career prior to the 1990s.

GM doesn't appear to be concerned with the stigma of being gay in this video.

Billy Squire doesn't appear to be too concerned with the stigma of being gay in this video either (although I don't think that was the intent) but this video is credited with single-handedly ruining his career.

Freddie Mercury was ahead of his time I'd say and pushed the envelope of what was acceptable. I don't think he cared if people knew who or what he was. He never tried to convince people he was straight.

which is ironic, as he took great lengths to conceal and detract from his Indian background.

He was quite open in many respects, but almost ashamed of his ethnic background.
 

0roo0roo

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well i know they think he was straight in iran...since homosexuality doesn't exist there:)
 

umbrella39

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Originally posted by: Ronstang
Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Who cares, Freddie was a damn good singer.

Well, if he wasn't queer he would still be alive for one thing. Great singer. Probably one of the best male voices of all time. Too bad he had such a short life. Even worse is his lifestyle killed him.

So that is what the song Killer Queer was all about. :roll:
 

moshquerade

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nothing really matters
anyone can see
nothing really matters
to meeeeeeee


Any way the wind blows...
 

alkemyst

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Originally posted by: Ronstang
Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken

Technically it's incorrect. Freddie was bi, not gay.

Putting your dick in another man's mouth or ass makes you a queer, even if you just pulled it out of a vagina.

So you are coming out of the closet then?
 

Amused

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Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Spoooon
Having sex with a man or men doesn't necessarily mean you're a gay male.

Keep telling yourself that guy.......

You are confused. Your sexuality is about what you prefer. If given the choice between women and men, and you choose women as your preference, you are straight. If you choose men as your preference, you're gay. If you choose both equally, you're bisexual.

Situational homosexual sex does not make a person gay. Look at prisoners. They often carry on homosexual affairs in prison, but when released and women are available, they choose women.

You can choose who you have sex with, but you CANNOT choose what your preference is.
 

OCGuy

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Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Spoooon
Having sex with a man or men doesn't necessarily mean you're a gay male.

Keep telling yourself that guy.......

You are confused. Your sexuality is about what you prefer. If given the choice between women and men, and you choose women as your preference, you are straight. If you choose men as your preference, you're gay. If you choose both equally, you're bisexual.

Situational homosexual sex does not make a person gay. Look at prisoners. They often carry on homosexual affairs in prison, but when released and women are available, they choose women.

You can choose who you have sex with, but you CANNOT choose what your preference is.


Oh the ironing.
 

Amused

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Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Spoooon
Having sex with a man or men doesn't necessarily mean you're a gay male.

Keep telling yourself that guy.......

You are confused. Your sexuality is about what you prefer. If given the choice between women and men, and you choose women as your preference, you are straight. If you choose men as your preference, you're gay. If you choose both equally, you're bisexual.

Situational homosexual sex does not make a person gay. Look at prisoners. They often carry on homosexual affairs in prison, but when released and women are available, they choose women.

You can choose who you have sex with, but you CANNOT choose what your preference is.


Oh the ironing.

Um, no. Sorry, but I am far from confused. Instead of pointing fingers at people and making labels, at least I am able to recognize that one's sexual preference cannot be chosen.
 

EvilYoda

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LOL, wow...this thread does a great job at showing some true colors. Homophobia FTW!

This is the ATOT I've missed.
 

OCGuy

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Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Spoooon
Having sex with a man or men doesn't necessarily mean you're a gay male.

Keep telling yourself that guy.......

You are confused. Your sexuality is about what you prefer. If given the choice between women and men, and you choose women as your preference, you are straight. If you choose men as your preference, you're gay. If you choose both equally, you're bisexual.

Situational homosexual sex does not make a person gay. Look at prisoners. They often carry on homosexual affairs in prison, but when released and women are available, they choose women.

You can choose who you have sex with, but you CANNOT choose what your preference is.


Oh the ironing.

Um, no. Sorry, but I am far from confused. Instead of pointing fingers at people and making labels, at least I am able to recognize that one's sexual preference cannot be chosen.

Why are you pretending like being gay is a bad thing? If you've been willingly stabbed in the ass with a meat-sword, or tasted an extra-rare tubesteak, you are not straight. Is there something wrong with that?
 

K1052

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lol....a lot of the time the only difference between a "straight" guy and a "gay" guy is a sufficient amount of alcohol to let the social barriers down

 

hiromizu

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Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Spoooon
Having sex with a man or men doesn't necessarily mean you're a gay male.

Keep telling yourself that guy.......

You are confused. Your sexuality is about what you prefer. If given the choice between women and men, and you choose women as your preference, you are straight. If you choose men as your preference, you're gay. If you choose both equally, you're bisexual.

Situational homosexual sex does not make a person gay. Look at prisoners. They often carry on homosexual affairs in prison, but when released and women are available, they choose women.

You can choose who you have sex with, but you CANNOT choose what your preference is.


Oh the ironing.

Um, no. Sorry, but I am far from confused. Instead of pointing fingers at people and making labels, at least I am able to recognize that one's sexual preference cannot be chosen.

Hard to defend your sexuality when you've got a crap smeared wiener in your mouth.
 

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Originally posted by: Ocguy31
If you've been willingly stabbed in the ass with a meat-sword, or tasted an extra-rare tubesteak, you are not straight.

Well there goes my weekend, darn.
 

K1052

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Originally posted by: hiromizu

Hard to defend your sexuality when you've got a crap smeared wiener in your mouth.

It's a vast oversimplification to classify sexuality in a binary way...one born out of fear of damaging one's own masculinity if you were to admit to having even the slightest attraction to men. The idea of a grey area is scary to many people.

 

Spoooon

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Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Spoooon
Having sex with a man or men doesn't necessarily mean you're a gay male.

Keep telling yourself that guy.......

You don't need to act homophobic to reaffirm your heterosexuality. It's okay, have a :cookie:
 

OCGuy

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Originally posted by: Spoooon
Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Spoooon
Having sex with a man or men doesn't necessarily mean you're a gay male.

Keep telling yourself that guy.......

You don't need to act homophobic to reaffirm your heterosexuality. It's okay, have a :cookie:

You are the one that is making the word "gay" mean something bad. You are trying to keep as many people out of the "gay" category as possible. Homophobe.
 

TehMac

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Originally posted by: zinfamous


the fallacy of that statement is beyond reproach. A fucking 3rd grader has enough brains to realize how illogical that statement is, FYI.

Do you want to break free too?? :Q
 

Amused

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Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Spoooon
Having sex with a man or men doesn't necessarily mean you're a gay male.

Keep telling yourself that guy.......

You are confused. Your sexuality is about what you prefer. If given the choice between women and men, and you choose women as your preference, you are straight. If you choose men as your preference, you're gay. If you choose both equally, you're bisexual.

Situational homosexual sex does not make a person gay. Look at prisoners. They often carry on homosexual affairs in prison, but when released and women are available, they choose women.

You can choose who you have sex with, but you CANNOT choose what your preference is.


Oh the ironing.

Um, no. Sorry, but I am far from confused. Instead of pointing fingers at people and making labels, at least I am able to recognize that one's sexual preference cannot be chosen.

Why are you pretending like being gay is a bad thing? If you've been willingly stabbed in the ass with a meat-sword, or tasted an extra-rare tubesteak, you are not straight. Is there something wrong with that?

a. Im not.

b. Do those lewd descriptions turn you on?

c. Yes, there is something wrong with that. It's simplistic and childish. Having situational homosexual sex when your preference is women does not make a person gay. The prison example is a perfect one.