Everyone had a mustache in the 70's and part of the 80's. Also, most gay men had them at this time as well. He would have to have REALLY looked for no stach men.

Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social · 65 pts · 1y (1 reply)

ngdev@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y

i believe this is upside down, in the show it was the other way to appear more phallic lol

RQG@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 1y (8 replies)

And there were people surprised to find out he was gay.

Whateley@lemm.ee · 65 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Freddy was bi. He wrote "Love of my Life" about Mary Austin.

jagermo@feddit.org · 69 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I think its more complicated. I think he truly loved Mary - but not in a sexual way, more as a confidante and partner.

She told him that he is gay, not bisexual.

It wasn't until 1976 that Freddie told his fiancé he thought he was bisexual. Mary later said: “I’ll never forget that moment. I remember saying to him, ‘No Freddie, I don’t think you are bisexual. I think you are gay’.”

Snowclone@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I don't even understand how anyone makes it out of the closet... getting past youfself to be honest with yourself is very hard.

pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y

Fucking real. I still struggle with it.

"I'm not really trans, I just love dressing femininely, putting on makeup, enjoy when people call me ma'am at the grocery store, aren't horrified at the idea of getting my nuts removed or taking female hormones, wish I was a lesbian, love going by a woman's name, and really want breasts and hips. Nope. Definitely not trans."

KillerTofu@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 1y (2 replies)

BI-CYCLE

_druid@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

He loved riding his bike. I've never done it, though. I think I've always been bike curious.

KillerTofu@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

You should give it a try, you never know when you might discover a new passion!

JohnnyWishbone@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y

I didn't know until his boyfriend told me.

DemBoSain@midwest.social · 53 pts · 1y (1 reply)

TIL I can't tell the difference between a dozen Freddie Mercurys and a dozen Tom Sellecks.

MintyFresh@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

It doesn't even matter, just fall into the warm embrace of the mustache!

lobut@lemmy.ca · 38 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I love the "Sappho and her friend" vibes from the title of this.

Also, Freddie RIP King -- Queen 🫡!

TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y

Unlike Michael Jackson, who has unfortunately been questionable in character, Freddie has consistently been a good person to my knowledge. He deserves to be a legend along with others.

TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I'm as gay as the next fella but that must have been some horrific smelling good times.

Shou@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Minus the aids epidemic, it must have been great.

umbrella@lemmy.ml · 33 pts · 1y (4 replies)

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Dragonstaff@leminal.space · 6 pts · 1y

I'm trying to believe that 2-3 of them aren't the same person, but I am not entirely convinced.

thermal_shock@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Ass?

umbrella@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y

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LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y

Sooo many mustaches

Agent641@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Just fellas being lads

FooBarrington@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

7 bros, chilling in the bed, less than 5 feet apart cause...

fieryhamster@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 1y

Looks like a typical Republican convention

ElJefe@lemm.ee · 25 pts · 1y (1 reply)

He’s having such a good tiiiime

klemptor@startrek.website · 19 pts · 1y

He's having a ball

Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social · 21 pts · 1y (5 replies)

I can only imagine the rationalizations folks came up with for this back in the day. That's like saying Liberace wasn't gay.

imrighthere@lemmy.ca · 30 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I still can't figure out why anyone cares. Liberace had batshit insane skills. None of the stuff he played was anywhere close to what I like, but every time he came on tv back in the day, I was glued to it. Why the fuck does anyone care who he loves ? For those that have never seen the man play, enjoy.

southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Man, my one grandmother loved Liberace.

And you're right, dude was a genius on the keys. Brilliant performer.

It isn't like nobody knew he was gay. But his fans did not give a shit, including my grandmother who was actually a bit of a bigot about that. Not venomous or anything, but definitely not approving, and prone to prejudice. But he was never anything but an idol to her, even with her believing he was gay.

That's how good a performer he was.

RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

I think for some of those people that deep down dislike gays (or minorities for that matter) but have a friend who falls into one of those groups or are a fan like in this case just tell themselves “but (person) is one of the ‘good ones’”.

deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 1y

For those that have never seen the man play,

Amazing!

MintyFresh@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Well you see, they all had their socks on so it wasn't gay as they went naked!

Zip2@feddit.uk · 20 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1y

It's not gay if it's underway.

Wait, wrong branch

baatliwala@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Just some bros hanging out like bros do. Nothing suspicious here.

The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

Ladies, line up - I heard they're all somehow single too!

Bohurt@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

It's just brobonding, catch up with latest trends from Will Blunderfield

MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 1y

Bro the heater was broken we were just conserving heat. Our socks were still on so it's not gay.

divineslayer@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y

Ah they must be roommates.

Gerudo@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 1y (1 reply)

They were just roommates

Peppycito@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

So nice there's so many of them! If they all take turns doing the dishes they each only have to do them once every 2 weeks!

NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y

Mustaches peaked in the 80s.

mechoman444@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y (1 reply)

The era of the mustache was the greatest era in human history.

But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y

I was going to ask if everyone had one in those days or if mercury just had a type. I want one but I feel I can’t pull it off till im older and more grey

Cirocg@feddit.it · 12 pts · 1y

" I want it all, and i want it now"

sness@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y (1 reply)

What was rent like, to need that many roommates?

absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz · 6 pts · 1y

And they could only afford one bed, the shame, people shouldn't be treated like this.

kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y

What nice temporary roommates he has

Obi@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 1y

They were roommates!

xpinchx@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Freddie certainly has a type.