Luther vandross was gay

Luther Vandross' niece Seveda Williams opens up on why late singer kept his personal life private, with question marks still raised about his sexuality and health circulating today. That alone tells us we still have a long way to go. In the same Vibe interview, Vandross admitted that he had never been in love.

For men in music at that time, there was an incredible responsibility to be a fantasy of sorts for female listeners.

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But, he never officially came out. Follow him on TwitterInstagram and Facebook. Like any Black gay man, closeted or not, Vandross only desired what anyone wanted out of life: love and happiness. However, LaBelle said that he didn't want to come out because he didn't want to let certain people down.

In a interview with VibeVandross jokingly responded to the years-long chatter about his sexuality. The tragedy is that he had to hide it in the first place. While Luther may have lived in the closet, let us honor his legacy by cultivating a better society than the one he knew.

Not being candid about his sexuality brought an onslaught of rumors that he had contracted AIDS. Having expectations that prevented him from being out, and proud of the talented and loving man that he was.

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Solve the daily Crossword 20, people played the daily Crossword recently. Maybe not. The tragedy is not that LaBelle outed Vandross without his blessing. Return to Homepage. Being the first in the face of such oppression is always daunting; particularly when one has to confront both racism and homophobia.

When Vandross was alive, there was speculation that he was gay. Play on Yahoo. Those are just the circumstances. Kravitz says Vandross was a lonely man and he tried to hide his sexual orientation from the public. Unfortunately we will never know whether or not Luther would have felt empowered enough to come out, as his former J Records boss, Clive Davisdid in What we do know is that what kept him in the dark is an industry, and a society, marred by bigotry.

The singer wanted nothing more than to live his life, but he held on to this secret until his death. Sign out. Cohen asked LaBelle if the two of them ever spoke about his sexuality and the possibility of him one day telling the world his truth. Can you solve it faster than others?

Nothing about being out at that time seemed safe or worthwhile.