Famous Historical Personalities Who We Didn’t Know Identified as LGBTQ

Lou Reed, celebrated for his five-decade-long career and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, openly addressed his bisexuality, blaming his parents, especially his father, for subjecting him to electroshock treatments in an attempt to change his sexual orientation.

Reed described the electroshock therapy as traumatic, leading to memory loss, though his sister refutes its purpose was for his homosexuality, instead suggesting mental illness treatment. Reed, a former The Velvet Underground lyricist, had notable relationships with Billy Name and David Bowie.