Feliz Madu: The gay side of Liverpool~

I know, Paul being gay is a common joke on my blog. So this time I wanted to make a blog post about the more gay side of Liverpool, or more specifically the Beatles

McLennon
If we're gonna talk about the Beatles and being gay then you can't avoid McLennon. But let's focus on something else first: John

- There have always been rumours about John being bisexual
- There have also been rumours that he would have been in love with Paul (no joke)

But here's the sad side of the story:
Some say that John was homophobic and mocked gay people. But was he really against them? I mean, it would ironic that someone who can fall in love with guys himself would be against gay people. Maybe there's another reason why he did what he did:
Think about it:
The 1960s were a completely different era. Being gay (or not being straight) wasn't accepted at all. People might even shut you out and for John coming out could even mean the end of his career as Beatle and musician. It could ruin their reputation.
I'm not saying I approve his behaviour, but I believe he hated a part of himself: his sexuality. And he showed this by mocking others who weren't straight, like him. The rumours about him and his sexuality didn't improve things either. Then there's the rumour about him being in love with Paul. This rumour, weirdly enough, makes sense when you think about it:
- They had been friends since their teenage years
- They had a close and unbreakable bond/friendship
- They were together in a band and were the lead singers and songwriters of this band
- They had been through the same (both their mums passed away too early) which made their friendship even stronger.
I mean if there's one man John would fall in love with, it had to be Paul. But people assumed Paul was straight. So John's feelings weren't reciprocated. Not only was his sexuality not accepted, his best friend didn't feel the same way either.
(In a way it's understandable he felt frustrated about all of this)

But is it certain Paul's straight? Like I said, it's an assumption. Maybe he wasn't. Maybe he did feel the same way (and that's where McLennon makes an entrance haha).
But that doesn't mean we can be optimistic about it.
It was still the 1960s, people who weren't straight were still not accepted. So if they were romantically involved, they still had to pretend nothing was going on and fool the outside world.

And if you wonder why this whole McLennon is so popular, just look at the following facts:
- People have asked Paul if he was ever romantically involved with John and his answer was pretty vague. He sort of avoided the question. He did say that he might reveal something about the relationship between him and John, but only after Yoko and Cynthia (aka John's widow and ex-wife) pass away. It's kind of very very suspicious. What is he hiding from us? Why wait until they pass away if nothing romantic has ever happened? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- Paul and John both loved their wives of course, but this fact is actually funny: they couldn't stand each other's wife. Paul would say things about Yoko, John would say things about Linda.
- Another fun fact: Paul being called 'Princess' by the Apple staff and he didn't mind. But why would they call him that? They say they called him 'Princess' because that's what John called him as well.
(The best part is that John's widow Yoko confirmed this staff fact)
- Ofcourse having fans that support and love them and their music encouraged them? But what else encouraged Paul and John to keep performing and write songs? During recordings, studio sessions and performances they would face each other and sing the songs to each other.
- Not really a fact, but adding it 'cause it was pretty obvious: after the Beatles split, John and Paul would often act like a divorced couple and talk behind each other's back, even though they still loved each other.

Some quotes:

“John never looked at anyone the way he looked at Paul.“ - Cynthia Powell

“I thought John was cheating on me with Paul” - Yoko Ono

“That became a very big bond between John and me, because he lost his mum early on, too. We both had this emotional turmoil which we had to deal with and, being teenagers, we had to deal with it very quickly. We both understood that something had happened that you couldn’t talk about - but we could laugh about it, because each of us had gone through it. It wasn’t OK for anyone else. We could both laugh at death - but only on the surface. John went through hell, but young people don’t show grief - they’d rather not. Occasionally, once or twice in later years, it would hit in. We’d be sitting around and we’d have a cry together; not often, but it was good.” - Paul McCartney