Queen is gay

The unusual and life-long love between Mary Austin and the singer was played out on screen in the Oscar-winning film Bohemian Rhapsody and Freddie Mercury said he'd love her "Until I draw my last breath. Mercury was the one who suggested naming the band Queen, which at the time was a derogatory term for a gay man. Freddie Mercury , was openly gay, however, he had one woman in his life who was more important to him than anyone else and who he referred to proudly as his 'soulmate'.

As the years went by, Queen become one of the most famous bands in the world and despite Freddie Mercury falling in love with partner Jim Hutton , Mary was a constant in his life. Freddie Mercury’s sexuality was a complex and often misunderstood aspect of his life. He always wanted to know, if he was with Mary, that Mary was okay. They had a bond which people who are together forever have.

Another friend Yasmine Pettigrew said in the documentary that Freddie and Mary were inseparable from the moment they met. Everyone knew that. Onstage, he wore outfits that left gender and societal norms behind. Peter Freestone, another constant in Freddie's life, recalls the close bond between the pair and the secret to their everlasting love. "I told him, 'I think you're gay,'" Austin told.

The pair got engaged, however, Freddie could not ignore his growing attraction to men and started having affairs behind Mary's back. From accompanying the band on tour to Hungary, to being with Freddie's when he passed away from AIDS in , Mary was never far from the star's side and even after his death she was one of the only people he trusted with his affairs.

It wasn't long before the young couple shared a small flat near Kensington Market — where Freddie had a clothes stall with Queen drummer Roger Taylor — and for a long time, it was Mary who was the breadwinner of the two as Freddie struggled to get his singing career off the ground. Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin had an exceedingly close relationship that spanned over three decades.

In an exclusive interview with Express Online , Peter said: "Freddie romanticised his love for Mary to a greater degree. Freddie Mercury revealed his sexuality in the lyrics to hit Queen song Bohemian Rhapsody, it has been claimed. Queen's Freddie Mercury had a very specific set of reasons for coming up with his band's name -- was one of them his sexuality?.

Mercury was the one who suggested naming the band Queen, which at the time was a derogatory term for a gay man. Mary moved into a flat nearby and Freddie started hosting wild parties with newfound friends from the London gay scene. In his will Freddie left Mary his house, and an astonishing fifty percent of all his future earnings with Queen. Queen's Freddie Mercury had a very specific set of reasons for coming up with his band's name -- was one of them his sexuality?.

However, Mary remained very close to the star and even began working for his management company. 네이버 스포츠에서 최신 스포츠 뉴스와 경기 결과를 확인하세요. NAVER's flagship service is how you can find a variety of services and content, including search, news, shopping, short-form content, and more, all in one place. Onstage, he wore outfits that left gender and societal norms behind. Mary Austin was from a working-class family in Fulham, west London — her father was a wallpaper cutter and her mother a maid — and had landed a job in the prestigious fashion boutique Biba in Kensington, in when she was years-old.

네이버 메인에서 다양한 정보와 유용한 컨텐츠를 만나 보세요. FREDDIE MERCURY never openly discussed his sexuality in public, but he wasn't protecting himself. Freddie Mercury had just finished studying at Ealing Art College when he visited the fashionable shop and met Mary — love quickly blossomed between the pair. The legendary songwriter confessed he was gay through the band's single. But Freddie taught me love is a quality not a quantity.

네이버 지도를 통해 다양한 장소를 검색하고 위치 정보를 확인하세요. In a new interview, the man by the Queen star's side for the last ten years of his life says. Freddie Mercury’s sexuality was a complex and often misunderstood aspect of his life. Mary and Freddie had been together for four years when the newly famous singer, proposed. "I told him, 'I think you're gay,'" Austin told. Sign in to your Naver AccountIf this PC is used by multiple people, try it.

A young Freddie Mercury first met Mary in , when he was years-old, five years after moving to England and a year before he joined the band, Queen. He revealed his sexual yearnings to Austin while Queen were at work on 's A Day at the Races – stating flatly back then that he was bisexual. He revealed his sexual yearnings to Austin while Queen were at work on 's A Day at the Races – stating flatly back then that he was bisexual.

Despite his flamboyant stage persona and relationships with both men and women, Mercury never publicly labeled. Freddie did love Mary but then he also loved Jim. He loved his friends. Despite his flamboyant stage persona and relationships with both men and women, Mercury never publicly labeled. Over the years close friends and Mary Austin herself have spoken out about the extraordinary relationship — one that was so significant it was reportedly the inspiration behind Queen 's hit song, 'Love of My Life' — and fans the world over and still fascinated by the pair's close bond.