I am doing a research project for my english class. I was just wondering because go back 20 years and we never really knew any gay people. So who was one of the first people to come out and say they are gay or who were the pioneers?
2006-11-04 10:19:33 · 11 answers · asked by shellz3 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Billy Jean King was my answer. It's a dang good one. I'd definitely use her as an example. It was a very prominent issue at the time. Maybe Elton John.
2006-11-04 10:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-27 19:19:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Billie Jean King, tennis star in the early 1970's.
2006-11-04 10:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by Isis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh Please,
Paul Lynne(Uncle Arthur from Bewitched), Alan Sues(from Laugh In), and Charles Nelson Riley(various TV and even Children's shows) were all known and way before most of the people that have been named so far. Late 60's and Early 70's TV.
As far as the Died from AIDS thing Rock Hudson was years before Freddie Mercury... As far as "famous" goes Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty from Gunsmoke) died before Freddy and was Heterosexual to boot.
2006-11-04 11:18:00 · answer #4 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Freddie Mercury maybe? I know he was one of the first well known people to die of AIDS, but I don't know if he actually came out.
And for the record, Melissa Etheridge and kd lang came out well before Ellen.
2006-11-04 10:25:34 · answer #5 · answered by Just Jess 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
David Bowie announced his bisexuality in the early 1970s.
2006-11-04 12:09:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Plato
2006-11-04 17:24:26 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rock Hudson....wayyy back in the dayy
Magic Johnson
2006-11-04 10:22:53 · answer #8 · answered by *KiM* 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
little richard, sylvester , elton john, and of course marlene dietrich
2006-11-04 19:49:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Liberace was pretty close..
2006-11-04 10:25:20 · answer #10 · answered by MIGHTY MINNIE 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋