Barry Manilow: glad to be gay, without trying to sell something | Rebecca Nicholson

For some stars, their sexuality is now a commodity that can be traded

It can feel like a glitch in the fabric of the universe to be reminded that Barry Manilow only publicly came out as gay in 2017.

Manilow was 73 when he did the big reveal with People magazine – “My untold story” – and had been with his long-term partner, and recent husband, for 40 years. Coming out is different for every single person who has to do it, and every person finds their own path; when Manilow came out, it was greeted, largely, as a bit funny that anyone might have not known that already.

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