Elton John, Freddie Mercury, and Liberace Are My Heroes
Many of the greatest singers of all time were gay men. A lot of gay men have the natural ability, charisma, flamboyance, creativity and willingness put their whole essence into a piece of art. Gay men have musical prowess in their very veins. University music programs are filled with gay people. It's almost a guarantee that 95% of the male actors in a musical will be gay. In fact, it can be argued that gay people have contributed much more to great music than straight people have. Yet there were many barriers that gay men had to face over the years. Gay people have always been shunned for just simply being who they are. Numerous gay men have been bullied and harassed because of their sexuality. It's even worse if they happen to be famous - especially if they were popular during the 60s, 70s and 80s. A lot of famous gay people had to pretend they weren't gay because the jerks of society wouldn't accept them if they were honest about their sexuality, and they were forced