In an upg issue of Out Magaze, iends of Luther Vandross reveal he was gay. Michael Mto, one of Vandross' iends quoted the story, says
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- WHO KNEW?! PATTI LABELLE CONFIRMS LUTHER VANDROSS WAS GAY + SHAR WHY HE NEVER CAME OUT PUBLICLY… (VIDEO)
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WHO KNEW?! PATTI LABELLE CONFIRMS LUTHER VANDROSS WAS GAY + SHAR WHY HE NEVER CAME OUT PUBLICLY… (VIDEO)
Sadly, his olr siblgs all died before him, meang that his mother outlived all her he never publicly me out as gay durg his lifetime, some of his close iends and lleagu have stated that he was.
Acrdg to iend Bce Vilanch, Luther had his longt romantic relatnship wh a man while livg Los Angel durg the late 1980s and early December 2017, his iend Patti LaBelle also nfirmed that Vandross was gay.
And then sger Patti LaBelle, who nsired herself a iend of Vandross, nfirmed 2017 that he was ed gay but held back who he was bee of his reer. Dpe the acceptance and cril stris the civil rights of gay, lbian and trans dividuals our time, some people still n't feel safe wh yellg to the world their sexual orientatn.
THE PLAY’S THE THG NEW BOOK ‘GAYS ON BROADWAY
“A famoly open gay sger/songwrer [told me] Luther was dyg to have a boyiend, ” says Mto. — Craig Seymour, Black Gay Mic Cric (@craigspoplife) July 11, 2023. — Craig Seymour, Black Gay Mic Cric (@craigspoplife) July 12, 2023.
In the years after his ath, a number of his iends claimed he lived as a closeted gay man, cludg Patti LaBelle, who said on Watch What Happens Live 2017 that the mician "told me that he jt didn't want to upset the world" by g out.
In an upg issue of Out Magaze, iends of Luther Vandross reveal he was gay. Those pky gay mors dogged Vandross much of his profsnal life; although Vandross’ fay members are clawg their ey out horror at this revelatn, we appld his iends for givg other gay black performers an spiratn to exprs themselv while they are still alive. Luther Vandross’ gay secret [Star Pulse].