I know it sounds crazy today, but artists like Elton John and Liberace were considered “light in the loafers” back in the day. Calling them “gay” would have been an insult to their character, so people found ways to dodge that. Not like anyone didn’t know, you just didn’t say “gay” in polite company.
tl;dr: If you think gay rights suck now, you should have been around in the 80’s.
I know it sounds crazy today, but artists like Elton John and Liberace were considered “light in the loafers” back in the day. Calling them “gay” would have been an insult to their character, so people found ways to dodge that. Not like anyone didn’t know, you just didn’t say “gay” in polite company.
tl;dr: If you think gay rights suck now, you should have been around in the 80’s.