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Freddie Mercury born Farrokh Bulsara ; 5 September — 24 November [2] was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four- octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman, with his highly theatrical style influencing the artistic direction of Queen. Born in in Zanzibar to Parsi-Indian parents, he attended English-style boarding schools in India from the age of eight and returned to Zanzibar after secondary school. In , his family fled the Zanzibar Revolution , moving to Middlesex , England. Having studied and written music for years, he formed Queen in with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor.

Queen's Freddie Mercury never wanted to have an in-depth discussion about his sexuality with the public. However, it was well known that this icon of rock had had relationships with both men and women. At one point he claimed to be bisexual, but he may have been a gay man who got involved with members of the opposite sex because he was trying to survive — and build a career — in a very homophobic world. Mercury died of an AIDS-related illness at the age of 45, taking his personal insights into his sexuality to the grave.

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In early , I saw Freddie Mercury stage one of the greatest charades in rock history. For me — an year-old gay kid, out only to my hippest friends — this crossed a line. Freddie Mercury was luxuriating in every gesture I spent years studying to edit. Even during glam rock, an era ruled by high androgyny, his unfiltered presentation threatened to reveal something too genuine behind the usual campy shenanigans. It provided breathing room for me to accept a sexual identity that, for many people back then, had roughly the same level of acceptability as child molestation.