People You May or May Not Know were LGBT

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My last two articles were quite serious so I figured since its closer to Christmas people would like to gain some knowledge. We teach our children all the great things these men have accomplished but what we do not teach our children is the truth about who these men really are. There more than just actors, political icons, artists, philosiphers, and writers. There LGBT Family

Alec Guinness: I wonder what else he can use the force on ;)

Yes, Obi-Wan Kenobi himself led a gay life, at least a closeted one, as evidenced by an arrest for "cottaging"--that is, soliciting gay sex in a public park! Actor and friend Ian McKellen also recalls Guinness begging McKellen to not involve himself in the gay rights movement, or to come out publicly. McKellen has called Guinness a self-loathing homosexual.

James Dean: Oh if only i was born back in your day mmmhm mmhmm mmhm

One of the biggest hearthrobs in Hollywood history, Warner Bros. studio documents group him with closeted actors Anthony Perkins and Tab Hunter. The studio would arrange dates for the actors to dispel rumors of their sexuality. His longtime friend, screenwriter William Best, also recently admitted that the two had a sexual relationship.

Eleanor Roosevelt: Now there is a surprise to me

The greatest First Lady in American history remained devoted to her husband and his ideals despite his dalliances, and despite her own. Eleanor fell in love with reporter Lorena Hickock, and their love letters to one another survive. She also kept close company with other lesbian couples throughout her life.

William Shakespeare: If you didn't know this already then your teachers sucked

Shakespeare's sexuality divides historians into polarized fighting camps. Little definitive evidence survives today, though he does write about erotic love for men in his Sonnets. The controversy appears to date from Shakespeare's own lifetime, and rumors about affairs with noblemen like the Earl of Southampton persist.

Joan Crowford: Not really surprised actually lol

Crawford, by all accounts, had a voracious sexual appetite which included tastes for men and women. Crawford's daughter Christina has claimed she had affairs with women, which included Marilyn Monroe, Claudette Colbert and Barbara Satnwyck.

Alexander the Great: A great conqueror of war and men

The great conqueror of the ancient world had a life-long boyfriend in his bodyguard and general Hephaestion. At least one contemporary scholar likens them to Achilies and Patroclus, two ancient gay lovers. Indeed, Hephaestion's death sent Alexander into horrible depression, and he died a few months later.

Leonardo Da Vinci: Wonder if he ever painted with his dick hahaha

The artist behind The Mona Lisa indulged in drawing quasi-erotic figures of men, and in his writings, expressed disgust toward sex with women. He was charged with sodomy at least twice in his life, and lived in Florence, a haven for gay men in his time. Some evidence exists which suggests Da Vinci also had affairs with his students.

Julius Caesar: Is it me or are all Romans gay?

The Roman general became the first dictator of the republic, and paved the way for the transition to a full-blown empire. Naturally, he polarized public opinion in his own time, and critics often used his sex life to deride him. Numerous Roman historians recorded his affair with with king of Bithynia (now part of Turkey), and attacked him for playing the "passive" role in the relationship.

Aristotle: Now Greece has joined the party

The great Greek philosopher had lots of male sex partners, as was the style of the time. In his case, Aristotle seemed to love sex with other men, including fellow writers like Plato, and had little use for women in his life.

Socrates: This one and Alexander the Great I found out through my friend Shawn.

Like Aristotle, Socrates had affairs with men, which was considered acceptable and even encouraged in Greek society. Plato writes that Socrates once argued that love could only exist between two men, and that the philosopher could hardly control himself around beautiful young men. That Socrates was also executed for "corruption of youth" also suggests he may have loved men a bit too young!

J. Edgar Hoover: Might as well as committed genocide.

The tyrannical ex-FBI head blackmailed and spied on celebrities and political rivals he considered homosexual. The great irony is that Hoover himself was gay, as numerous friends and associates like Roy Cohn and Ethel Merman attest. His long-term boyfriend was his right hand man, Clyde Tolson. Rumors that Hoover was also a drag queen remain unconfirmed.

Abraham Lincoln: If you watched GBF, there is a spoiler alert.

Lincoln's sexuality remains the subject of furious debate. While no gay rumors followed him during his lifetime, surviving private letters do hint at several same-sex relationships. He never warmed to women, but did spend lots of time with male companions and wrote at least poem about sex with men. Letters also reveal he frequently slept in the same bed with bodyguard David Derickson. Hotly debated are papers discovered in an apartment Lincoln once shared with friend Joshua Speed, which detail a sexual relationship.

Anthony Perkins: He was also a drag queen

The star of Psycho lived a troubled personal life. Despite a long marriage to (female) photographer Berry Berrenson, Perkins actually spent most of his time with gay lovers, including Tab Hunter, Stephen Sondheim and Rudolf Nureyev. His longest relationship was a torrid affair with dancer Grover Dale. Close friends say Perkins almost declared his homosexuality publicly before his sudden death from AIDS in 1992.

Dusty Springfield: Damn Careers getting in the way

The 1960s crooner of "Son of a Preacher Man" kept her life as a lesbian secret for fear it would harm her career. Springfield also had a wild, torrid love life which included relationships with singers Norma Tanega and Carole Pope. Springfield also married actress Teda Bracci in a 1982 spiritual ceremony, though the relationship soured two years later when Bracci smashed Springfield in the face with a frying pan during a fight!

Jeffery Dahmer: No not eager but it does explain so much doesn't it?

While the LGBT community probably is not eager to claim him, noted serial killer Jeffery Dahmer was a gay man. Struggles with his sexuality may have played a role in Dahmer's pathology, and it certainly drew him to select male victims whom he would have sex with, murder and eat.

Tennessee Williams: Wow he has a long name, wonder what else was long hehe.

One of the greatest American playwrights, Tennessee Williams realized he was gay in his 20s, in the 1930s, many decades before it became socially acceptable, and had several long-term relationships with male partners over the course of his life. Some of his most famous plays, including A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, have important subplots involving homosexuality. He's pictured here with Marlon Brando.