The Freddie Mercury Story That Goes Untold in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

United States (Conversation) – Millions of people will tune in to the Oscars to see “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, compete for best picture. There are already a lot of people cheering against it. “Bohemian Rhapsody” has been dogged by accusations of homophobia, and the film’s director, Bryan Singer, was accused of rape and sexual abuse. But as a gay historian, I keep coming back to something else – the tragic history that’s glaringly absent from this movie. Mercury, along with all the other men and…

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