lpetrich
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Little Richard was Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), a very notable early rock singer, songwriter, and musician.He is most notable for the likes of "Tutti Frutti" (1955) and "Long Tall Sally" (1956).
He was homosexual, but he was very conflicted about his sexuality. He would alternate between acceptance of it and being a Christian fundamentalist homophobe, rejecting his kind of sexuality.
Charles M. Blow on Twitter: "Also, let’s no forget to exalt Little Richard as a queer icon who showed generations of young people m, particularly black ones, what bravery looked liked, what being ones self, conformity be damned, looked like." / Twitter