Was Dusty Springfield a lesbian?

Question

Please provide your sources, other than "she only slept with the son of a preacher man."

Answer 1

At various times during her life and career, Springfield either identified herself or was identified by others as being bisexual or a lesbian. Springfield first broached this idea into the media mainstream in 1970 when she told a reporter for The Evening Standard that "A lot of people say I'm bent, and I've heard it so many times that I've almost learned to accept it....I know I'm perfectly as capable of being swayed by a girl as by a boy." By 1970 standards, Springfield had made a very bold statement.

There is some debate among friends and fans regarding this issue; Springfield was intensely private about her personal life, and after the 1970 interview, she did not directly address the question or make a definitive statement regarding her sexuality in the press. Springfield occasionally made subtle references; during a 1978 concert at Drury Lane in London, attended by Princess Margaret, Springfield noted a number of gay men in the front rows and made a comment that she was "glad to see that the royalty wasn't confined to the box". At another concert, Springfield told her audience, “Give a butch roar or a girlish shriek, I don’t mind who does what, sort it out for yourselves!”

Several biographies about Springfield also have conflicting information. Lucy O'Brien's biography, Dusty (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1989) mentions the rumors in passing, whereas Penny Valentine's 2000 book Dancing with Demons, which included significant contributions by Springfield's friend and manager Vicki Wickham, identifies Springfield as a lesbian. Singer-songwriter Carole Pope of the Canadian band Rough Trade disclosed in her 2001 book Anti-Diva that she and Springfield had a relationship and lived together in Toronto when Springfield worked with her. (Pope wrote the song "Soft Core" which appeared on "White Heart". Wickham was Springfield's close friend and manager for over a decade of the enigmatic British singer's career, she stated that Springfield was terrified of divulging the fact she was lesbian.

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Dusty Springfield Lesbian

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I'm pretty sure she was bisexual. I remember reading somewhere that she said she could fall for a guy and a girl. Well, this is what wikipedia quotes: The fact that Dusty Springfield was never in a publicly known relationship meant that the issue of her being bisexual continued to be raised throughout her life.[17] In 1970, Dusty told the Evening Standard:[17] “ A lot of people say I'm bent, and I've heard it so many times that I've almost learned to accept it....I know I'm perfectly as capable of being swayed by a girl as by a boy. More and more people feel that way and I don't see why I shouldn't. ” In the standards of year 1970, that was a very bold statement.[17] Three years later, she explained to the Los Angeles Free Press:[27] “ I mean, people say that I'm gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay. I'm not anything. I'm just ... People are people.... I basically want to be straight.... I go from men to women; I don't give a ****. The catchphrase is: I can't love a man. Now, that's my hang-up. To love, to go to bed, fantastic; but to love a man is my prime ambition.... They frighten me. I'd say bi, leaning lesbian. But perhaps bi with problems relating to men. The article also has her claiming problems with self-injury, which can be a sign of sexual abuse (which means she could have very well been bisexual, but was afraid of men and it was harder to be close to them).

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Was Dusty Springfield Gay

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Was Dusty Springfield a lesbian?
Please provide your sources, other than "she only slept with the son of a preacher man."

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It seems that Dusty was a lesbian, although she never quite said it in so many words...see link below
Liked her voice, especially Wishin' and Hopin'

Answer 7

She admits to being "Bi Sexual"...here is a page from her site: