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Consensus has been reached that Queen is an active group, and Mercury is considered to have been British in Nationality and Indian in ancestry. Please do not change this without first changing consensus.
This article doesn't deserve the rating it's received. The content is good but the grammar and language use need going over.
The article needs a copyedit tag. Surely this will upset all the Mercury fans but the best way to get through a crisis like that is to fix the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.251.103.76 (talk) 04:18, 23 March 2012
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The way you discussed Mercury's sexuality is a bit odd, because even though you talk extensively about his relationships with multiple genders, the tone when you talk about the possibility of his bisexuality is dismissive, like they're rumours. Has anyone researched more? Hecate360 (talk) 10:49, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Are you dumb? He came out as bisexual when he announced that he was partners with Jim Hutton or whatever his name was 196.15.207.98 (talk) 17:21, 24 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Language. Freddie never came out as anyone and his early relationships with women may as well be a sign of closeted homosexuality, not bisexuality. I think it would be better to identify him as just an LGBT person, not gay or bisexual, because we don't know his identity. The Terrible Mutant Hamster (talk) 20:01, 24 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
A birthday party full of garishly dressed homosexuals and transvestites. Could a message be any clearer? During his years in Munich from 1979 to 1985, according to companions, he lived himself out openly in the gay nightlife scene, and went through an intense relationship with Winfried "Winnie" Kirchberger, among others. --Rio65trio (talk) 20:33, 24 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, its difficult to label people who haven't (as far as I know) actually confirmed anything. I was just pointing out the language of this section was strange because they seemed to act like he was definitely gay. Hecate360 (talk) 05:28, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. They made his confirmed bisexuality out to be a rumor when he wrote in his own biography that he's bisexual. He also had relationships with women after "going gay" (see also: Barbara Valentin and the first hand accounts of them being caught in bed together.) Additionally, they left out the key wording of "I'm bisexual" when he came out to Mary. It makes it seem like he came out as gay and that's why the relationship ended. Overall needs revising 2600:1700:F91:8D60:D987:D315:2B38:12C3 (talk) 17:39, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Excuse me, but Freddie's bisexuality is not confirmed. "First hand accounts" are gossip. The only reliable sources about his sexuality are statements of his friends, including his ex-girlfriend Mary Austin. If I am not mistaken, they agree that he was gay. The Terrible Mutant Hamster (talk) 14:37, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It is best not to discuss this. I believe it is pointless to discuss a person's sexual preferences who is not even living. It is sensible to write about other areas of Mr. Mercury's life.Click here to know my name (talk) 12:06, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Freddie wasn't British so can you change it from that to Persian as he was of Indian Parsi decent and was born in Zanzibar! 92.11.249.21 (talk) 22:09, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: Closing duplicate request. PianoDan (talk) 22:38, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Freddie wasn’t British he was of Indian Parsi decent (Persian), he was born in Zanzibar 92.11.249.21 (talk) 22:10, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry for doing it twice, it didn’t show the other comment I made so I wasn’t sure if it worked 92.11.249.21 (talk) 22:12, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: Per MOS:CITIZEN, we list people by where they were a resident when they became notable. PianoDan (talk) 22:40, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
level-5 vital article is rated GA-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Not done: Closing duplicate request. PianoDan (talk) 22:38, 13 March 2024 (UTC)