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[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What makes us say he was a "long closeted gay man"? Other than rocking the same haircut as Liberace

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

this comment seems to imply that twitty never came out of the closet; for the record, he did.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Can you cite a source for this? I cannot find any reference to Conway Twitty ever coming out as gay.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

i confused conway twitty with johnny mathis; i'm having more senior moments as i age. 🤦‍♂️