Village Voice: 'Sherman Hemsley Was A Gay! Deal Wh It!' - TV One

Contents:

• MERV GRIFF REPORTEDLY LED SECRET GAY LIFE SPE A WIFE & SON - MAN CLAIMED ENTERTAER FELL LOVE WH HIM
• GAY HISTORY: MERV GRIFF’S BODYGUARD OF LI
• ELR GAYS: WHAT'S THE SOP ON MERV GRIFF? ANY STORI... WASN'T HE CLOSETED? THANK YOU!
• 11 HISTORIL FIGUR YOU DIDN’T KNOW WERE GAY
• MERV GRIFF WAS GAY AND EVERYONE IS FREAKG OUT
• VILLAGE VOICE: ‘SHERMAN HEMSLEY WAS A GAY! DEAL WH IT!’
• PRIDE TV: THE QUIET GAY HEROES OF SIXTIES SITCOMS

MERV GRIFF REPORTEDLY LED SECRET GAY LIFE SPE A WIFE & SON - MAN CLAIMED ENTERTAER FELL LOVE WH HIM

”But how tremendoly sad is that a man of Merv’s renown, of his gregar nature and social xtery, would feel pelled to endure such a stealthy double life even as the gay muny’s clout, and s levels of acceptance and equaly, rose steadily om the ash of a powerful msage Griff might have sent had he squired his male panns around town rather than Eva Gabor, his longtime good iend and platonic public pal. Image the amount of good Merv uld have done as a well-rpected, hugely succsful, beloved and uncloseted gay man embodyg a posive image. Around the office, Merv’s beg gay was unrstood but rarely discsed (and certaly never wh him).

We knew nothg of his relatnships bee he guard his privacy fiercely, and we didn’t ’s secret gay life was wily known throughout showbiz culture, if not the wir Ameri. Then aga, Merv rved his niche the entertament world at a time when beg gay wasn’t OK, when disclosure was unthkable and the allegatn alone uld ep-six one’s you’re Griff, why would you thk a judgmental culture would be any more tolerant as you grew to middle and old age?

GAY HISTORY: MERV GRIFF’S BODYGUARD OF LI

Even the pal of entertament -- a bs where homosexualy isn’t exactly a rare phenomenon -- ’s still spoken of hhed ton or, more often, not at all.

" | Photo: Getty ImagGRIFFIN'S SEXUALITY AND DEATHMerv Griff was reportedly gay, and his sexualy was a well-known secret Hollywood.

ELR GAYS: WHAT'S THE SOP ON MERV GRIFF? ANY STORI... WASN'T HE CLOSETED? THANK YOU!

His fear of g out was ascribed to the possible effect on his reer when people did not accept homosexualy Hollywood. It has been alleged that legendary TV producer and the game show host of "The Merv Griff Show, " Merv Griff led a "secret gay life" while he was alive. When asked about his sexualy, Griff never nfirmed nor nied mors about him beg gay; his -stars and staff members have purported this to be te.

Terr's su alleged:"Commencg 1978 and ntug through the parti' bs relatnship, the Defendant, Merv Griff, ma ongog explic homosexual advanc towards [Terr]. After the lawsus were dismissed, a plethora of gay men loted New York started to wear T-shirts wh the slogan: "I didn't sleep wh Merv" prted on them.

The nstant allegatns and outgs about Merv's sexualy ed him to steer entirely clear of the gay muny and rea om supportg gay rights iativ. Though the public at large believed that Griff would e the pany of Gabor to "ver up" or "hi" his homosexualy, Eva's sister, Zsa Zsa, believed otherwise:"Eva is gog to marry Merv Griff.

11 HISTORIL FIGUR YOU DIDN’T KNOW WERE GAY

Many people who have explicly mented on his "closeted liftyle" have stated that the TV host kept his sexual inty hidn bee of the homophobic nature of the tim he was livg . As a rult, Griff would do his bt to keep his life private, but his staff and workers reported to know about his secret inty: "Around the office, Merv's beg gay was unrstood but rarely discsed.

"Griff beg gay was a wily known tth Hollywood that did not need to be mentned bee of the "privacy laws" that protect such rmatn om beg outed. This is juxtaposned wh the non-judgment that wh someone sayg they have a wife and children stead of beg hont about their sexual orientatn, which is what Griff Forsythe, Vanna Whe, Laff Py Jr., Willie Shoemaker, Merv Griff, Gary Stevens and Walter Matth at the celebratn for the fiftieth anniversary of the Hollywood Park race track Los Angel 1988 | Source: Getty ImagUsg the pany of his longtime iend Gabor, Griff avoid beg asked directly about his sexualy; however, he remaed known as a "closeted gay talk show host.

Acrdg to Bowers, Griff told him about a gas statn that doubled as a sort of brothel for gay men where "you would go to get trouble. Many ntue to speculate whether their marriage was ed to flect mors that the TV productn mogul was gay.

MERV GRIFF WAS GAY AND EVERYONE IS FREAKG OUT

I'm not gog to say they weren't extremely wild but was like most gay parti at the time jt wh...

VILLAGE VOICE: ‘SHERMAN HEMSLEY WAS A GAY! DEAL WH IT!’

A iend sang on his show a few tim when she was a kid (tho she never pursued show biz) and said even then she knew he was gay but he treated her like a dghter; very affectnate, lled to check on her, Christmas and birthday Anonymoreply 2June 18, 2015 8:23 PM. My elr gay uncle says the mors were started by those who hated Merv for beg a huge donatg Anonymoreply 21June 19, 2015 3:43 AM. I read that nnectn that closeted men wh power are much more likely to sexually molt than openly gays; I thk the closeted wh power are generally at a high risk to sexually molt, is an outlet for Anonymoreply 22June 19, 2015 3:43 AM.

Ter had had plenty of gay male sex (that I know for sure) and that the harassment was more extortn. Ryan Gaycrt probably was kept by Anonymoreply 26June 19, 2015 4:24 AM.

Tony is married, still hot, has several kids (that Merv adored) and his (gay) mom attend his dad's funeral wh he and his Anonymoreply 31June 19, 2015 4:40 AM. One of the most tratg thgs about Merv Griff is that some of the biggt idts the gay media like Darw Porter seized upon his closeted life and have produced such unbelievable "facts" about him that 's very hard to tell now what actually happened and what was vented.

PRIDE TV: THE QUIET GAY HEROES OF SIXTIES SITCOMS

Well, not sure about Gee but do believe he's gay as for Merv a iend told me that he was known as the Kg of ep throatg cks and drag them was obssed wh suckg ck dry to the bone!