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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Rata_Cata on 2026-04-04 17:01:45+00:00.
Okay, in my defense, I grew up in a conservative town and was really sheltered by literally every adult except my parents, I moved to California and told one of my new friends I thought it was kinda funny they called Freddie Mercury "the king of the gays" in a video they had sent me, they asked why, I said "cause I notice a lot that really flamboyant singers, mostly guys are called gay just because they dress in more unusual ways." They got quiet and said "Freddie Mercury WAS gay" I knew he had a fiance who was a woman so I disagreed, one very quick Google search later and I learned Freddie Mercury was not infact, straight. My friends will not stop making fun of me (they're so nice s/) but yeah. TL;DR I thought Freddie Mercury was straight and just called gay cause he's flamboyant (like Elton John or Harry Styles) and arguing about it and now im being made fun of by my friends.
I'm watching Bohemian Rhapsody the movie right now Jesus Christ I'm learning alot