#TJBThrowback: Remember That Time Little Richard Let The World Know He’s ‘Not Gay Now’

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#TJBThrowback: Remember That Time Little Richard Let The World Know He’s ‘Not Gay Now’

Who remembers this iconic Little Richard moment? ?

The Rock and Roll legend appeared as a guest on The David Letterman Show in 1982, where he famously announced that he was “not gay” anymore.

Little Richard, who rose to stardom in the mid-’50s, had been open about his attraction to both sexes early in his career, even being linked to openly gay musician Billy Wright at one point.

 

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But during his appearance on the talk show, he boldly declared that he was a born-again Christian who had been delivered from homosexuality, saying:

“God gave me the victory. I’m not gay now, but, you know, I was gay all my life. I believe I was one of the first gay people to come out. But God let me know that He made Adam to be with Eve, not Steve. So, I gave my heart to Christ.”

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