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LeftInTX

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4. I couldn't believe McCarthy stuck with him, when it was obvious he was gay
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 01:20 AM
Jan 2020

There were some rumors that McCarthy could have been gay, but I just don't see it. Cohn was obviously gay in his mannerisms and he had the BF in the military that he arranged favors for. And Cohn seemed to move physically close to McCarthy alot. But McCarthy didn't seemed phased by any of this. (I didn't get the vibe that McCarthy was sexually interested in Cohn, but I will watch again)

(OTOH I never thought Liberace or Paul Lynde as gay because I just never thought of it. I just thought they were silly. I was naive back then. Hubby never thought about Liberace or Paul Lynde being gay either. We were naive and times were simple.. )

Maybe McCarthy thought Cohn might be gay, but overlooked it because Cohn was outing gay men for McCarthy in the Lavender Scare?

Lots of this:

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