Why did freddie mercury have to be gay

Freddie Mercury left a legacy when he passed away in November at the young age of 45 - however the music icon also took many of his secrets to the grave. The legendary Queen frontman was one of the first high-profile gay men to succumb to Aids when the global crisis was unfolding, yet he never came out to his own family, despite dropping frequent hints.

His mum Jer Bulsara was fiercely protective of her boy, as depicted in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsodyin which Rami Malek played the flamboyant and thoughtful Freddie. However, his father Bomi Bulsara struggled with his son's profession and they frequently clashed - causing ongoing tension between the pair which drove them apart.

Despite Freddie's close bond with his mother, he felt unable to spill his greatest secret to his family, including his sister Kashmira Cooke. Even though he lived openly with a succession of boyfriends, and moved his life partner Jim Hutton in to his west London mansion in his final years, Freddie made a conscious decision to never come out to his parents.

It was something that caused a great deal of pain for Jer, who opened up about her sadness in a rare interview. Asked whether Freddie had ever told her the truth about his sexuality, his emotional mum whispered, "no". At that time Society was different then.

Nowadays, it's all so open, isn't it? Jer believed that Freddie would have come out publicly had he lived long enough to see more compassionate times. Freddie also kept another secret to his dying days in a desperate and touching bid to protect his family: his heartbreaking Aids diagnosis.

His brother-in-law Roger Cook said the family figured out he was sick, but had no idea how serious it all was for Freddie. Then in August Kash and I saw a mark on his foot," Roger recalled in Freddie said: 'You have to understand that what I have is terminal. I'm going to die.

The final conversation between mother and son took place by Freddie's deathbed in his west London home, which he had bought for his Mary Austin, who he had treated as his platonic 'wife' since the end of their romantic relationship in Did any of the media worry you?

Freddie Mercury’s Sexuality Remained a Mystery Even to His Queen Bandmates

Jer added: "He was so ill and still he was being so caring. Tragically, Freddie died on November 24 - just a day after putting out a brave and defiant statement about his HIV status. His father Bomi attended Freddie's funeral after his sad death from bronchial pneumonia, and the small family moved up to Nottingham away from London to be out of the spotlight.

When Jer died at the age of 94 inQueen guitarist Brian May lifted the lid on Freddie's publicity-shy family in his tribute. But Jer was always a keen follower of our progress as a band, and always came to see us when we played nearby, always with huge enthusiasm. Freddie was very close to his Mum, and, I think, took a mischievous pleasure in trying to shock her.

Brian recalled one night before a Wembley Arena gig when defiant Freddie told the band: "Mother's in the audience tonight. But, he said, Jer never showed any sign of being rattled by her son's mischievous ways. Brian added: "She was with us all the way. You can opt out of the sale or sharing of your data, at any time clicking the "Do Not Sell or Share my Data" button at the bottom of the webpage.

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