Famous gays in history

[@MelbourneLife]

How could you leave out William Shakespeare? The sonnets are the greatest collection of gay love poems ever written.

[@thomashogan16]

Willy had three kids. "Semi-erotic" love poems, man-to-man, were common then.

[@mihaelajukic1314]

Nah he was bi sexual....same as most people on this list​@@thomashogan16

[@RanaMiller]

Misinformation ALERT: not everyone shown/mentioned here was gay.

[@PhoneHalHome]

yeah! some were bisexual

[@sebastianmelmoth685]

Yeah - some were just not heterosexual. lol

[@HateNetSlime]

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[@HateNetSlime]

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[@djbof]

@@sebastianmelmoth685 NOT

[@flipperdale51]

I've read extensively on Van Gogh, and there's no hint of him being gay.

[@RodFleming-World]

Because he wasn't. This is all part of the New Gay Man's campaign to normalise his lifestyle

[@gaytchaikovski]

I slept with him, Jeanne Calment was really jealous

[@jimmarandola5096]

Some of these are accurate. Others are pure conjecture and are based on rumors and myth.

[@springhill14]

yep

[@johnchambers2996]

Also, one should consider whether it is proper to define someone primarily by their sexual orientation rather than the other 99 percent of their being and life activity.

[@macroto7460]

George Michael are conjecture

[@npe1]

@Michele Ellis He didn't say Marilyn Monroe was gay - he showed the famous portrait of Marilyn by Andy Warhol when illustrating Warhol was gay.

[@gavinhudson5251]

I question Olivier and Van Gogh.

[@apocalypseplough8089]

Van Gogh wasn't gay. And, like someone below said, too much of the video is conjecture.

[@RFazor]

There are several on the list that are not gay

[@apocalypseplough8089]

@@RFazor - I agree.

[@deedonnerramone4757]

Van Gogh was all about the ladies. This is LGBT baloney, or hard salami. Harder salami, the hardest salami, oooh.

[@davidreece6193]

Agree the VanGogh museum seems to poopoo this idea.

[@stadol5998]

Stravinskij wasn't

[@historicalreview7839]

many inaccuracies and assumptions of people's sexuality

[@AnimeFan-xb7yn]

As a gay 22 year old I never realized how much gay people have made an impact on human history regarding art and film .

[@jinkirigiri8784]

@@systemsproceed248 Wow, that was beautiful

[@jonathanmouton1457]

You are immoral trash.

[@kjellbornesater766]

Yes, we are a big family

[@geoffreyleblanc9253]

Ils inventent ,créent et réussissent aussi

[@yvonneplant9434]

That is part of what homophobes lie about: the impact gays have made to western culture.

[@raytonks2236]

well I would rather describe some of them as bisexual than gay... putting a label on historical persons is always a bit difficult since the terms didn't even exist centuries ago

[@nightthornkvala94132]

I'm thinking maybe they weren't all gay; maybe bisexual whose strongest emotional (if not sexual) ties were with other men.

[@lezl33]

What about Alan Turing? He should be in the list - God bless him

[@williammatheus9345]

@Fernando Cunha James Dean era bissexual seu idiota, ele teve um caso com o Marlon Brando, voce gostando ou nao, bem como Van Gogh e Augustus, quanta ignorancia.

[@KingOfTheCapybaras]

@@williammatheus9345 do we know for sure Augustus was gay tho,theres no sources proving or disproving it that I can find

[@Lovethisshittbh]

Exactly. He should be on top.

[@arandomyorkshireman5647]

@Fernando Cunha I believe Augustus was bisexual but there’s not much evidence around the topic.

[@breedaniels7233]

I'm a huge Van Gogh follower. I read the definitive biography by the same two men(gay) that wrote Pollock. They did amazing and deep research, and not one time did they mention Vincent was gay. I have absolutely no negativity about gay people, but to mention Vincent is sensationalism and puts the whole video in doubt.

[@tradingpost2472]

Actually he did have a male male relationship in his younger yrs that tend to be ignored after his marraige, but Van Gogh painted pics of erotic male male erotica, though it's known by those in the know that he had a sexual relationship with a man earlier in life, but now some historians think he felt himself that because the "love of a man for a man is so strong it surpasses the love of a man for his wife!"

[@davidreece6193]

Here is what the Van Gogh museum has to say on the subject. Please be aware that there is rather intimate picture attached to it (viewer and age discretion) www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/125-questions/questions-and-answers/question-98-of-125?v=1

[@hamrunizspar1]

David Reece Many rich people who wouldn't know one end of a paintbrush from the other would pay millions for a Van Gogh. But mention that he may have been gay and they go ballistic. That said, human sexuality is quite intractable and should not be seen solely as a black or white matter. Like so-called monogamy - WHICH IS NOT A FACT OF LIFE BUT MERELY AN ASPIRATION - human sexuality is very fluid and is known to go with the flow according to circumstance (in a spiritual sense if not the physical sense). As the video says, sexual orientation is not of great importance. It is the person and what s/he does that matters.

[@m.luisaramosr.1919]

Che bel video. Personaggi famosi. Sono sorpresa

[@thomasl.2202]

I agree

[@ravenfrigg]

Let's change the video title as "Famous Gays and Bisexuals in History" and add Le Marquis De Sade, Socrates, Platon, Sappho as well.

[@pavlina102]

ravenfrigg Marlene Dietrich.

[@frankpaya690]

Eleanor Roosevelt and James Dean are a bit of a "stretch"

[@michaeljordan5224]

@@frankpaya690 Not if you study their histories. Franklin had a mistress. Eleanor had an ongoing relationship with Lorena Hickok, a journalist. Dean was known in Gay bars as "The Human Ashtray". His fascination with S&M led him to kneel and beg dominant men to extinguish their cigarettes on his chest.

[@dales.189]

@@michaeljordan5224 I read that too about Dean. He had a thing for Marlon Brando, and it was mentioned that he wanted Brando to extinguish cigarettes on him. I didn't think it was true.

[@vascobento5398]

Sappho wasn't a lesbian. She was a brothel's owner who sold 12 yo girls to foreign soldiers.

[@Bnjolly]

The inclusion of Aristotle surprised me greatly as well, since I recall my professor of ancient philosophy in college saying that Aristotle was unusual among Greek philosophers in condemning homosexual behavior (whether this is accurate or not I can't say).

[@Christine5000]

I love them all, especially Richard Chamberlain. Who cares if they're gay, I don't. None of us has any buisness in the bedrooms of our neighbours and friends.

[@france4me117]

Very well said and weldon for being so open minded xoxo

[@kennymccormick9472]

@@davidgood7621 shut up lmao

[@yvonneplant9434]

Being gay is more than having sex.

[@shawnmcculley2995]

Who gives a flying fuck if someone is gay or straight?? It's not going to affect your life one bit. Unless you choose to swim in a pool of paranoia. We've got MUCH bigger things to worry about than this. My ultra-conservative grandmother loved Cole Porter but didn't know he was gay. She didn't endanger her life by listening to his music.

[@be_my_clementine]

1:25 Elton John and 2:45 Freddie Mercury are two of my favourite musicians of all time, thank you for showing them here 🌈

[@timeecho1]

Too much of this is conjecture, way too much.

[@christophepena2212]

Not that much...most of this is true...

[@tizianocaleffi1544]

@@christophepena2212 But not all, and in this case for many is only a mith.

[@davidivivid]

You are absolutely right. Alan Turing can be considered as the father of modern computer science. Time Magazine once named him one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century for his role in the creation of the modern computer. He also played an important role in WWII by decyphering german codes. For all his services, he was prosecuted for being gay and killed himself soon after. Just imagine what he could have accomplished had he lived!!!

[@kacperm6555]

I would personally also add such prominent figures as Alexander the Great, Sappho (poet), Alan Turing (scientist), Michel Foucault (sociologist), Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher), Roland Barthes (literary theorist), Gertrude Stein (writer), Andre Gide (writer), Greta Garbo (actress), Phillip Johnson (architect), Ian Thorpe (swimmer), Amelie Mauresmo (tennis player), Jodie Foster (actress), Janis Joplin (singer), Ricky Martin (singer), Yves Saint-Laurent (fashion designer), Bjorn Lomborg (ecologist), Elio di Rupo (politician), Guido Westerwelle (politician), Klaus Wowereit (politician), Bertrand Delanoe (politician), Karol Szymanowski (composer), Witold Gombrowicz (writer), Liberace (showman), Ludwig II of Bavaria (king), Aaron Coplan (composer), Gianni Versache (fashion designer), Gus van Sant (film director), Christian Dior (fashion designer), Josephine Baker (artist), Billie Jean King (tennis player), Wentworth Miller (actor), Stephen Fry (actor), Camille Paglia (cultural critic), Anderson Cooper (journalist, TV presenter), Chris Hughes (entrepreneur), Giorgio Armani (fashion designer), Gianni Vattimo (politician/philosopher), Bruce Chatwin (travel writer) and many many more.

[@killadaamrutha6205]

Hilary clinton

[@David20092203]

They included Billie Jean King. (pay attention)

[@deborao9372]

Fabiann JOAN JETT! SUSZIE QUATRO JOAN OSBORN

[@harryhoudini3620]

Alexander the Great and Sappho weren't gay. You know nothing about Greek History.

[@deborao9372]

Harry Houdini Sappo.. People called lesbians saphos..there green mythology of this island ruled by gay women warrior's.. Your be surprised whos gay And yea Cruise is a bottom and top does it all.. But who cares Apparently alot..of people I guess.

[@timages]

Not all of these people were gay , it's simply not true.

[@j.g.8494]

Most of the men in this video WERE gay!

[@bracken1000]

If a man finds men and women attractive at various times in his life, it's his right. It's also his right to not have to identify as gay, straight or bisexual.

[@TheMaltamonument]

alan turing and alexander the great should be in the video for sure. they literally changed the world

[@chancellorofmemes5328]

TheMaltamonument they’re bi tho,atleast Alexander the Great is

[@angelo1962]

Absolutely

[@strafrag1]

Absolutely! Alan Turing was a true hero and he suffered so much in his sad, but rewarding, life.

[@allendearan518]

Alexander von Humboldt who was very bold for the times in whicn he lived.

[@paulirving337]

@@50bonehead an ignorant statement. turing alone probably saved more lives than any one person in world war 2 by spearheading the breaking of the german code enigma.

[@missgsm7628]

Laurence Olivier wasnt gay, dang he was married how many times, he was home with his last wife when he die. And James Dean has many girl friends just before he hit the telephone poll. President Roosvelt wife has at least 5 kids, get your stories right . just say Famous gays and Bi-. at least be half truths

[@KatherineUribe-1]

Eleanor Roosevelt, not President, was a lesbian.

[@pegasusgalaxy68]

Miss Gem you also got your facts wrong ....hmm! Or your just homophobic....your a worry.

[@missgsm7628]

look, I didnt say President, I said Presient wife,she had kids and she was married, even had a female partner. that is Bi, and that James Dean dated women, that is a fact, , and you pegasusgalavy88, it was an comment, who's homophobic, you!

[@martikepler4700]

How many married man have gay affairs? Many....

[@jimmydaves]

There's quite a few comments about Laurence Olivier not being gay. Olivier wrote an autobiography in which he states he had a long romantic relationship with another actor, but didn't name him.

[@ginnamin]

It was Danny Kaye. My Family knew a lot of people in the entertainment business. He was actually a Bisexual.

[@davidhanshaw7840]

I read later that his partner was actor Danny Kaye

[@jimmydaves]

@@davidhanshaw7840 I read that too, but I also read that it was Ralph Richardson - the actor.

[@albertocabral]

You don't have to sleep with anyone to be gay.

[@legamature]

That is correct.

[@gikaradi8793]

agree with the motto but where does it say that Aristotle was gay?also V.VanGogh?

[@tradingpost2472]

All ancient Greek men had younger men before they took a wife for a child, it's common knowledge that in ancient Greece_ men being with men was the norm, just because the 19th century made it out to be an abomination the distant past & the present seems to prove that being Gay is here to stay, like it or not!

[@annamariasiska9156]

They had young men because they were philosophers and the ladies weren’t allowed to watch them to speak.I think you have to read history again.

[@oscarfelipe3413]

Nothing to do, wtf, Socrates was against gay relationship, also Plato and Aristotle as well.

[@oscarfelipe3413]

Have you never read Greek literature?? you fucker

[@olivermurrihy2970]

@@oscarfelipe3413 : Have you? Read Plato's "Symposium". Then do some more research, especially on Aristotle - he praised a King of Crete for encourageing homosexuality to prevent his island from becoming overpopulated. Plato only became homophobic in old age - when he was recommending infanticide for weakly children. But even then he promoted "Platonic Love" - which originally meant homosexual love without physical sex.

[@marialuciaz8018]

Then there is also Santos Dumond, A man from Brazil whose invention changed the whole world, He conceived and built the first airborne plane (14 Bis). He was the first person who actually had thousands of people as witnesses as he flew his airplane up and around the Eiffel Tower in Paris in October 20th 1906.

[@marialuciaz8018]

Well, people say he was gay.

[@marialuciaz8018]

Let us not forget about gay men and women, all over the world, whose humble work is so important to keep the human kind going.

[@indyboutrup72]

Just because some of them weren't married, doesn't mean they're gay!

[@martydav9475]

@@comparativeadvantage6470 Don't stop taking your medication.

[@andrewgoldstein5319]

I don't think that John Maynard Keynes would agree with this. Neither would Lydia Lopokova, his wife

[@davidreece6193]

I believe he was bisexual because a company I worked for he was once it’s head and the rumours were but here is a piece on his bisexuality and the named ballerina.... www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/05/seven-things-john-maynard-keynes

[@erraticonteuse]

John Maynard Keynes literally kept a list of all of his hook-ups with men. His friends were all shocked when he got married.

[@goldraminecannonlamp6096]

Alan Turing, Frederick The Great, Alexander the Great, the list goes on ...

[@mrbarthoss1]

"Half of the people in video weren't gays.... this video is just bullshit!" -zeczizo Actually, with a small amount of invested time researching each of the individuals sighted in this video, it can be clearly established that they are gay. Either by written or spoken testimony (or comment) in their own voice/hand.

[@iluvium]

More than you think, this is nothing, thank gays for your existence...

[@iluvium]

If you watch this, you probably are, welcome my genius friend!

[@tarkanmaniatika]

wonderful video !!! Im not gay but I have my respect for all of them the best poet... and artist!

[@aldoangeloni4221]

Interesting. I'm curious as to how it was determined Augustus, Aristotle, Michelangelo, & DaVinci were gay. We can't seem to get our facts straight from 6 months ago yet we apparently can determine ones sexuality from centuries ago. Hard to believe it.

[@alecvillavilla9978]

You are quite right in general, Aldo, yet in at least two cases you are not. Leonardo was homosexual and his affairs with gentlemen are known. He left Tuscany for fear of scandal and was welcomed by French king Francis I. As a matter of gratitude, he later donated Monna Lisa to the sovereign (so, Monna Lisa being kept in the Louvre is perfectly fair). As for the other huge genius of Renaissance (the third but not least Raphael cannot be included in this list), wrote passionate, furious love poems to a gentleman. Yet, I don't really see the point of writing such a list: in 2019 only a perfect idiot could consider homosexuality a disease or a sin, so why listi illustrious (actual or "suspected to be") gays?

[@beatricebrown1504]

@Cecelia Tkach fr

[@AlexanderLennox]

DaVinci as a young student caught the eye of the art teacher and out of spite, the other student delivered a letter to the authorities accusing DaVinci of having sex with the art teacher the letter was unsigned and DaVinci was released.

[@jreagle58]

@ALEX VLASNY not sure as in a gut feeling (too much of that going around) or based on actual documentation? While I question the validity of some of these examples, I have no insight into many of the subjects. Therefore I would not venture into a debate about many on this list. How about you?

[@C.man.ao.1464]

Bad charastistic.....easy to trace.......

[@claudiabenade6889]

How does anyone confirm that some of those folk WERE Gay? Da Vinci? Laurence Olivier? Several others. Huge surprise to me.

[@williamnordeste9653]

you were correct the first time

[@alixandrehenryquesvaladao4193]

Nice video. I am 100% gay, and I'm a very happy person, cause people respect me and my husband Zé Mauro. Thanks for sharing!

[@ЕленаК-г1ф]

У Лоуренса Оливье две жены были и дети! Что за чушь? Впечатление, что все свечки держали!

[@michaelgaynor6866]

Alixandre Henryques Valada'o Beautiful! Blessings from Philadelphia, Pa.

[@lisakaye6923]

I have no issue with gay people. I have a few gay friends that I love very much. But let's be honest, the people on this list are actors, authors, screen writers, etc. The world would not be devastated if any of these people weren't born. EVERYONE is replaceable. EVERYONE

[@nihilistcentraluk442]

But that is not the point of the video.

[@algeborusas1883]

Couldn't find a photo of Liberace? Hmm?

[@NelsonClick]

LOL. Amen!

[@deborao9372]

He's be # 1 fa.. God sakes honey!

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*How about Perry Mason????*

[@sharonhoang]

Perry Mason, played by the actor Raymond Burr!

[@raysierra4279]

Lawrence Olivier ,James Dean were both bisexual.i don't believe Herman Melville was gay

[@alexharbula4930]

There’s more that we’re bi

[@deboralee1623]

some of these people i'd never heard of; others i had, but didn't know their sexuality. ¡thanks for the history lesson, and Happy Pride Month! -- an ally who has a _lot_ to learn

[@mannbitesdogblakemannnyc228]

HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GAY. ARE THERE NO BLACK GAYS. WHAT ABOUT JAMES BALDWIN AND LANGSTON HUGHES

[@lizzieallen2284]

And from Britain Ken Snakehips Johnson (bandleader) & composer Reginald Foresythe (jazz composer) & the right-hand men of Paul Robeson (Lawrence Brown) & Duke Ellington (Billy Strayhorn)

[@paulirving337]

mannbitesdog: funny you should state that. to my right on the row of thumbed videos is "50 black gay men you should know. watch it if you're interested.

[@bryandale2318]

Many of these famous people were bisexual, but still gave so much to the world, one way or another.

[@ytcarol]

Nicely done - and informative. Sexuality is a private matter, but one of the many elements that make up a person's artistic nature. We are all the better for these individuals who have contributed so much to history and culture.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Ll

[@NekoNinjaChan19]

Whether these people were gay or not.... I really liked the video's music.

[@jessestewart169]

Yes someone with good common sense.

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

No mention of Alan Turing??

[@byrondavis3772]

im blown away by some of the people listed and thank you for this and i loved how you ended it with "its not who you sleep..."

[@ldrjohnson6705]

Talent on any stage is supreme, it does not matter where it comes from, only that it is shared.

[@nestor5429]

How can they know if people, that lived centuries ago, were gay ?

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

well, I give you some ideas: diaries, letters, witnesses or even prison sentences like in the case of Oscar Wilde.

[@jessestewart169]

Ha ha an intelligent statement.

[@braddavis4276]

YEAH JUST THINK " THE WORLD 🌎🌍 WOULD BE GREY WITHOUT THE GAY 🏳️‍🌈 " .

[@donstaples4812]

Aren't a lot of these technically bi?

[@dalredmond5879]

The music for this reflective is stunning Thank you

[@enriquegarciatravesig6915]

If you can not prove it somehow, you can not include persons, like Van Gogh

[@joycesanders4898]

He cut his ear off to (impress?) a prostitute..desperate and unskilled with the ladies-definatley, but not necessarily gay.

[@barbarabrooks2090]

Recently discovered evidence suggests he lost ear in a duel with Gaugin, but lied to keep Gaugin out of trouble with the law.

[@joycesanders4898]

@@barbarabrooks2090 ok, so he lied to keep his boyfriend outta trouble-gay...

[@enriquegarciatravesig6915]

@@barbarabrooks2090 Evidence ???? like what ?

[@vito1964]

@MrEnlighteneddespot Eleanor Roosevelt's correspondence with Lorna Hickok is extremely well documented. Lines like "I wish I could lie down beside you tonight & take you in my arms." from her letters just don't lend themselves to any other interpretation. The attempts by the Roosevelts and by Hickok herself to destroy the letters also speaks volumes.

[@danawinsor1380]

Since she had several children with FDR, it would be more accurate to say she was bisexual.

[@hiperuniversogamer2548]

WHERE IS THE ALLAN TURING , THE REAL CREATOR OF THE FIRST COMPUTER?

[@sinergico]

Video liar. Some may even be. Others are pure speculation with dubious grounds.

[@johnnystaccata]

What about J. Edgar Hoover? He should be in the list.

[@pilarmartinez9753]

Fantasticos y maravillosos personajes todos ellos. Han aportado al mundo su genialidad y lo han hecho un lugar infinitamente mejor para todos nosotros. ❤️

[@martinzenor7449]

Montage of famous strait people in history Albert Einstein Richard Feynman Neils Bohr Wolfgang Mozart Marie Curie Jonas Salk Werner Heisenberg Isaac Newton Paul Dirac Enrico Fermi Louis Debroglie Murry Gell-Man Archimedes Max Planck Edwin Schrodinger

[@dr.doolittle5617]

Clever

[@watafa2912]

@@dr.doolittle5617 How?

[@nazzme6181]

Its awesome to be reminded by this video and the people posting responses!!! ...and the struggle continues!💝

[@mrdancerism]

Forgot J. Edgar Hoover, Little Richard, Nero, Charles Laughton and wasn't Rudolph Valentino gay also?

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Valentino was bi.

[@pbohearn]

Very nice, but that video could’ve gone at least 20 more minutes with so many other contributors to humanity into this planet including scientists, rulers, saints, politicians, civil rights leaders and etc. etc.

[@mdelaubergine8930]

No problem with this. Some of our greatest artists were gay. But Stravinsky and Van Gogh were not. It's fine to acknowledge great gay artists and thinkers, but make sure you're right.

[@TheRJen]

Not all of them are gay. Laurence Olivier to name one. Maybe bisexual but I never read that.

[@odisseus20dx]

WOW... WITH THOSE EXAMPLES, I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF MYSELF!!!!!

[@katherinewells3099]

Joan Plowright, Olivier's wife of 27 years, might disagree.

[@mariaochenas3634]

I love Oscar Wilde and his chaotic life! I didn’t know that most of these people were gay, but that’s awesome! Another person to include is Donatello, the other Ninja Turtle/artist who made a glorious David statue (this one is made of bronze and David has a hat)

[@sarrjel]

Aristrotle, Leonardo and Michalangelo were not gay. Just because people don't get married doesn't mean they liked men. Some of the people we could do without, not trying to be hateful, just trying to be honest.

[@SethAndrews111]

Leonardo Da Vinci was certainly gay, he was actually once charged with sodomy in 1476 when he was young, This is documented.

[@sarrjel]

MurkyWaterKid documentations can be manipulated.

[@SethAndrews111]

sarrjel And why would somebody want to do that?

[@GlyGlue]

MurkyWaterKid To brainwash the mass?

[@thomasmccluskey3311]

To brainwash people that being gay is ok??

[@jairoantoniomendez5506]

Yo Como Homosexual, Me Siento Muy, Orgulloso, de Tener Como Mis Grandes Idolos a Los mas Grandes Artistas de Todos Los Tiempos Como Los Inigualables Miguel Angel , Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Oscar Wilde, Federico Garcia Lorca, Reinaldo Arenas, el Escritor Colombiano Fernando Vallejo, y Todas estas Grandes Leyendas que En este Video Aparecen, Guuaauu, Con Razon, Llaman el Orgullo Gay.

[@johnwise8433]

James Dean nothing of basis to place it there. But, if it is true, bisexual at most

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*Sorry about your Hero Nut Case, James Dean!!!!*

[@deedonnerramone4757]

Waiting for the famous heterosexual list in history.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

It's easier to list homosexuals first, to do a straight list would take too long

[@jerrysmith7449]

Dee Donner Ramone - Tim McVeigh, Capone, bin Laden, Sadden Hussein, Putin, Trump, better stop here; don’t wish to overload your brain.

[@gavinhudson5251]

I think it would be a massive list.

[@edrhubart8011]

By which you mean to say, WHAT?

[@davidreece6193]

Might seem a bit out there but I am sure I read that there are no known pictures of Van Gogh. The Van Gogh Museum seems have a picture of him prior to being a painter www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/vincent-van-gogh-life-and-work/van-goghs-life-1853-1890/looking-for-a-direction

[@toddbonin6926]

Jules Verne wasn’t gay. That’s not a value statement, that’s just fact. Videos full of conjecture do more to harm the cause than help it. There are plenty of worthwhile examples left off this video. Research, research ... and the research some more. The truth will set us all free.

[@NotaRealMuSician]

I thought Aristotle was just being Hellenic Greek, that men do boys, though they can marry women too. In fact, I thought he was bi.

[@faustofernandez2971]

Hellenic Greek means something else from Classical Greek. Aristotle was Classical Greek.

[@lycagos1278]

aristotle was not gay, he had deep love for his wife all his life

[@lycagos1278]

what do you mean hellenic greek means men do boys? is this a joke?

[@stenar]

Alexander the Great was a soldier and king. One of the greatest soldiers of all time and he was gay.

[@pilarmartinez9753]

El libro El Muchacho Persa relata los amores de Alejandro. Fantástica obra de Mary Renault.

[@lesart3446]

so was Streicher Head of the German Brown shirts.

[@truthjustice5446]

It doesn't matter with whom you sleep....but what you DO. Yes, and they come from all walks of life and from every generation. God Bless Each And Every One of Them. Rest In Peace!!

[@TP-eh3sy]

" how it was determined Augustus, Aristotle, Michelangelo, & DaVinci were gay" ....they didnt even have " closets" back then

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*Writers that were Preserved!!!!*

[@josesantana770]

Take away 500 poets from history and poetry would still exist 500 actors and acting would still exist 500 painters and painting would still exist 500 writers and novels would still be written. No one in the world surpasses creativity and the world as we know it is the result of minds as a whole and not individuals...then again what do I know

[@bscottb8]

As too often on the internet, rumor is embraced as fact.

[@terry4137]

Lawrence was not gay! Damn

[@deborao9372]

Terry Yea he was

[@FunnyBoy475]

how the fuck did i end up here

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*Cuz you are a GAY!!!!!*

[@Gnomelander1400]

Comparative Advantage *why are you gay?*

[@siyaciaraamandaperez]

The Pagan Owl because u here lol 😂😂 I’m Mexican 🇲🇽 we don’t allow that sorry but today they wanna be gays 11-12-19

[@lisatinbliki5691]

Van Gogh, the son of a preacher, he had been a theology student and lay preacher before turning to art. His medical biographers agree that his adulthood included periods of hypersexuality, hyposexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality. His stormy homosexual affair with the painter Paul Gauguin included endless, often argumentative discussions; Gauguin's memoirs describe his difficulty in terminating such conversations, indicating van Gogh's tendency toward "stickiness." The affair culminated in the painter's famous self-amputation: during a heated argument, a voice in his ear whispered, "Kill him," so he attacked Gauguin with a razor; then, suddenly realizing his rashness and recalling the Biblical injunction, "And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out," he turned the blade against his own ear, which had offended him. This event conflates three of Geschwind's traits: hyper-religiosity, "changed" sexual behavior, and aggression. A similar incident resulted in van Gogh's suicide: he threatened his physician with a pistol, was rebuffed, left the office, and shot himself in the chest. He died two days later.

[@angelosecchi4053]

Great video. Thank you. Although some of them may be non gay people. Bisexual, perhaps. P.S. I am an etero man.

[@denisloukeris2523]

I am not gay what viewing this video made me realise that all or practically these people were into the arts like philosophy art music writers actors etc,I interpret this that gay people are beautiful who love life peace not war mongers.

[@machoman6969]

Str8 love wars

[@arrassip]

The Emperor Augustus was not gay. This is ignorance.

[@jagguy1225]

Regarding comments stating that a person could not have been gay because they had children, you are basically saying that gay men aren't able to father a child. Almost every gay friend I have was married at one time and has sons and/or daughters from that marriage. Think before you post - PLEASE!

[@lbcrusader]

Van Gogh, Jules Verne and many others in this video were absolutely straight men.

[@richardcooper2349]

Vincent not gay. Neither was Larry Olivier, tho I believe he was a bit bi curious

[@RodFleming-World]

Olivier had what he called a 'romantic relationship' with a man but it was not a sexual one. This would probably be called a 'bromance' now, they're not that unusual. If you're going to count Olivier as 'gay' then you broaden the scope to the ridiculous.

[@02chevyguy]

@@RodFleming-World No, he was gay, and so was Danny Kaye (didn't mean to make a rhyme).

[@RodFleming-World]

@@02chevyguy evidence will protect you from ridicule

[@newlam7958]

Vincent Van Gogh was not gay. Neither was Sir Lawrence Olivier.

[@luigic6729]

@@kimmyhawk5466 Laurence Olivier WAS at least bisexual , and Mrs Vivien Leigh was just a cover . People of my age ( 76 ) knows it !

[@LadyDHV]

@@luigic6729 - They were called lavender marriages.

[@yaniczka]

some of there people were bisexuals and some have never confirmed being gay. i mean this video has very good intentions, but it is not accurate.

[@1974Coconut]

Yes, they are known gays. Everybody knows it, like Elton John. Open your eyes.

[@adafernandez5813]

No all of them

[@chadlyomrane6267]

I was waiting to see Charles Verlaine, a french poet as he was the lover of Arthur Rimbaud :)

[@johnshark999]

Paul Verlaine.

[@chadlyomrane6267]

RED JOHN yes!!!! Thank you for correcting me.

[@francine8806]

Laurence Olivier was not gay. He married Vivien Leigh and then Joan Plowright. Perhaps he was bisexual.

[@damianop100]

Depends how you define gay or sexual orientation. If you emphasize psychological leanings then behavior does not necessarily tell you what's present in the mind. Having sex with someone doesn't tell you how the person is feeling or thinking. People can perform what they don't really want. He was an actor, he could probably do all sorts of things he didn't really feel. I suspect his true homosexuality is in part what drove Vivien Leigh over the edge. Joan is a whole different story.

[@christopherstarr8050]

he wasn't bisexual either., this thing is made up garbage .

[@rilzy1]

There only circumstantial historical evidence that some of these people were gay or possibly bisexual but not proven beyond doubt at all - as for the rest yes they were well documented but if you are going to post something like this get your facts right and not post something like it is the academic and historical truth when that is not at all the case with many of these people - it sounds to me like you posted what you personally would like to believe rather than do proper academic research

[@neverthurst14]

absolutely inspirational!!!! loved it!

[@andytaylor5476]

Disagree with Aristotle, Van Gogh, Flaubert, Jules Verne Missing from list: Marlon Brando, Roddy Mcdowell, Cary Grant, James Baldwin, Tony Perkins, Liberace(!), Robert Reid, Socrates, and more...

[@dianabeurman9937]

AND ELLEN!!

[@RockSooks]

Don't forget Alan Turing, probably one of the most important !

[@WizardofTacoma]

Rock Hudson, homosexuality has been very well documented in several biographies of gay men. It is difficult to make a video like this, and add all the source material used in research. I have been working on a video project with historical references. We need to divide a video like this into sections, those individuals that were openly gay in their lifetime, and those that were rumored to be gay. And those that were outed due to legal issues surrounding homosexuality.

[@johncmiles1]

Many of those people were in fact gay, but some,well at the every least it can't be proven.

[@kimmyhawk5466]

Right! I don't believe Laurence Olivier was gay..

[@lianan.osho-neo-reikiathen7489]

On what authority is this video made? Do you have some particular knowledge on the gay people of the world? Why are you calling some well-known people gay without having no evidence on such claims (esp on non-contemporary ones) Is someone trying to...

[@jerrysmith7449]

Liana Nicas Osho-Neo-Reiki, Athens-Greece - If the motive for making the video was to start a discussion about historical figures, the creator succeeded.

[@lianan.osho-neo-reikiathen7489]

@@jerrysmith7449 LOL You got it rightly, I reckon - though I highly doubt the motives were that ... noble ;)

[@pawwalker3492]

Gay - straight ... what does it matter? Look at who a person is, not what they are. That should tell you all you need to know.

[@jpiccone1]

It mattes because the title of the video is "Famous Gays in History". And it most certainly does matter beyond that - being gay results in a much different life experience and perspective than being straight. It doesn't matter to one's value as a person, but I don't think anyone is arguing otherwise.

[@pawwalker3492]

@@jpiccone1 - a beloved family member just passed away. Someone I adored and looked up to all my life. She was a Stonewall Vet - you should know what that means. She was also there for every March on Washington for Civil Rights, Gay Rights, and Women's Rights. She was one amazing PERSON. I know what kind of life she led, and the challenges it brought, and that's why I said what I said. R.I.P. Sweet Aunt Robbie Lane

[@boywonder4755]

Langston Hughes , James Baldwin , Billie holiday , Bessie Smith .

[@sg72646]

Some of these "gays" were just happy people

[@tearl5676]

I think some of the ones you are claiming are gay is BS. No references cited and nothing turned up on a search, especially on Jules Verne and Edgar Allan Poe.

[@bobduvar]

I'm not sure Vincent Van Gogh was gay. He dated prostitutes in Paris and Arles (Provence) but was he gay ?? I have big doubts about it....