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Here are some reasons why I wonder:

1. John writes about gay sex several times in “Skywriting by Word of Mouth.” 

2. In the Norman biography, there is the story of how John was once overheard “pleading in a submissive way” with Paul in the studio, and how Paul was referred to by others in the studio as John’s “princess.”  There was also a rumor that John had propositioned Paul and he said no. 

3.  A story by someone on the Internet (I forget who) who hung out with John and John asked him, “Are you gay?” and then acted disappointed when he said no.

4.  John joked that Paul was an “estranged fiance” at the Elton John concert in 1974. 

5. John’s favorite place in Hamburg was the bar with the drag queens, where he “felt at home.”

6. John confessed to Yoko that he liked her because she looked like a man in drag. 

7. The holiday with Brian Epstein.

There is definitely cause to wonder.  Anyone care to comment?  And I’m not trying to start an argument or offend anyone–I’m just examining what I’ve seen and read from various sources.

….oh, and we can’t forget 8.  He almost killed Bob Wooler for joking that he was gay.  That’s kind of a red flag.

and 9. He told Yoko that he wanted to be loved more by the gay crowd.

and finally 10. When it was suggested that John have other sexual partners (prior to the Lost Weekend), men were brought up (jokingly, supposedly) as a possibility for John.  

This is one of the most stupidest articles I’ve read (I knew at 2 years old that all four of The Beatles were straight and who can forget John and Yoko in bed and John insulting Brian Epstein when singing “Baby You’re A Rich Man “), though I sort of understand where you’re coming from and will take a look at all of these answers:

1. Just because he writes about something doesn’t mean he’s into it. I can write about decapitating special needs children, shrinking their heads, and selling them at yard sales, it doesn’t mean I do it though.

2. Clearly meant as a joke.

3. Could be lying, though he could also be telling the truth (I’ll sort of give you that one).

4. Keyword joked.

5. Cross-dressing and being gay are two different things, just because someone likes to wear makeup and dresses doesn’t mean they prefer men over women. If that were the case, we’d be calling Alice Cooper, Motley Crue, Poison, and Scottish people gay even though that’s not the case.

6. Never heard this one before, what’s the source? I think it’s totally off the walls to think that he would actually say it, but if he did, I’ll give that one to you (That doesn’t mean much though).

7. I can go on a holiday with homosexual friends without being in love with them, just as I can bring my 7 year old son to Disneyworld and hold his hand without being a pedophile if I wanted to.

8. If someone were to call me that, I would’ve been pissed off too. Whether you’re homophobic or not, it’s undeniable that being called gay, lesbian, homo, or a certain obscenity I choose not to say is an insult. It’s like calling someone a pedophile, whether they are or not, it’s going to get them mad.

9. John’s goal in life was to end all intentional death and bring everyone together (hence his dislike towards the military and returning his knighthood badge). I bet if he was alive during 9/11, everyone would call him an a*****e for trying to tell everybody not to fight against the terrorists, but I respect that he has the balls to tell everyone to hell with the military, if you believe in love, love will set you free. I respect that from him. Actually, my older brother who is also a Beatles fan and a very Christian man convinced one of my sons not to join the military by telling him that “the power of love will set you free” and that “revenge is wrong, if America actually followed The Bible, they wouldn’t fight in Afganistan and Iraq, but wait until they came to us and fight then”.

10. As a joke.

In all honesty, I get where you’re coming from, though overall, I wouldn’t call John Lennon bisexual, but rather straight.

gembo555 said

sgtpepper63 said

This is one of the most stupidest articles I’ve read (I knew at 2 years old that all four of The Beatles were straight and who can forget John and Yoko in bed and John insulting Brian Epstein when singing “Baby You’re A Rich Man “), though I sort of understand where you’re coming from and will take a look at all of these answers:

1. Just because he writes about something doesn’t mean he’s into it. I can write about decapitating special needs children, shrinking their heads, and selling them at yard sales, it doesn’t mean I do it though.

2. Clearly meant as a joke.

3. Could be lying, though he could also be telling the truth (I’ll sort of give you that one).

4. Keyword joked.

5. Cross-dressing and being gay are two different things, just because someone likes to wear makeup and dresses doesn’t mean they prefer men over women. If that were the case, we’d be calling Alice Cooper, Motley Crue, Poison, and Scottish people gay even though that’s not the case.

6. Never heard this one before, what’s the source? I think it’s totally off the walls to think that he would actually say it, but if he did, I’ll give that one to you (That doesn’t mean much though).

7. I can go on a holiday with homosexual friends without being in love with them, just as I can bring my 7 year old son to Disneyworld and hold his hand without being a pedophile if I wanted to.

8. If someone were to call me that, I would’ve been pissed off too. Whether you’re homophobic or not, it’s undeniable that being called gay, lesbian, homo, or a certain obscenity I choose not to say is an insult. It’s like calling someone a pedophile, whether they are or not, it’s going to get them mad.

9. John’s goal in life was to end all intentional death and bring everyone together (hence his dislike towards the military and returning his knighthood badge). I bet if he was alive during 9/11, everyone would call him an a*****e for trying to tell everybody not to fight against the terrorists, but I respect that he has the balls to tell everyone to hell with the military, if you believe in love, love will set you free. I respect that from him. Actually, my older brother who is also a Beatles fan and a very Christian man convinced one of my sons not to join the military by telling him that “the power of love will set you free” and that “revenge is wrong, if America actually followed The Bible, they wouldn’t fight in Afganistan and Iraq, but wait until they came to us and fight then”.

10. As a joke.

In all honesty, I get where you’re coming from, though overall, I wouldn’t call John Lennon bisexual, but rather straight.

a couple of these points offended me. A LOT. 5. You called Scottish men cross-dressers. That is NOT the case. Educate yourself. I am Scottish and I am sure @meanmistermustard will back me up on this next claim, and kilts are NOT a skirt. This point sounds like a joke shout Scottish people that a 4th grader would make. 8. Again, this really offends me in a different way. The fact you would call “gay” an insult, basically tells me you are homophobic. Calling someone “gay” is not an insult, and the YOU ARE COMPARING GAYS TO PEDOPHILES. I am gay myself, and comparing ME to a PEDOPHILE just because i prefer the same sex, is f*****g stupid. You bigot.

9. If America followed the bible, I, my boyfriend and all other gays would be stoned. So thanks a lot for wanting me to die  

Sorry about that, not trying to be mean, let me explain:

5. You got me there, I thought it originated from cross dressing or something, next time, i’m going to try to do a little research before I post stuff.

8a. I could care less what sexuality a man is, as long as it doesn’t involve me, but where I come from, if the school bully calls you “gay” or a “faggot”, that means that he is making fun of you.

8b. I was using that as an example and there is a big difference between a homosexual and a pedophile, though there are some similarities. For example, they are both a sexual interest (you can easily say this about heterosexual, necrophilia, zoophilia, and incest too). Also, I am not a bigot, I actually sort of understand what pedophile’s go through (not saying there good people, just saying that society won’t let adults do anything with children). For example, when I was 17, I went to the park with my neighbor’s 4 year old grandson to play baseball with him and when he hit his head and started crying, I gave him a hug to know everything is all right. Someone thought he was crying because I was touching him, so they called the cops. They tackled me to the ground, handcuffed me, put me in their car, and called me a “sick b*****d” and “criminally insane freak”. Luckily, his grandfather explained it all to the cops, and no charges were pressed.

9. Though I mostly follow it, I don’t follow it to a tee, that’s my older brother Joe (born 1962) who is also my roommate that I was talking about, though I do wonder if we used the power of love instead of guns, tanks, and bombs, if the world would be a better place and I most certainly consider the US military a form of revenge instead of self defense.