Rosie to Oprah: "You're gay"

I agree with Rosie…Oprah and Gayle seem to be gay to me.. but maybe never consumated the sexual act…I haven’t heard whether they have ever been asked if they are or could be bi-sexual. My question is are they willing to jepardize their relationship, as it is now, if Gayle decided to marry a man, or Oprah married Stedman? I think Oprah won’t marry him because she know’s she will be losing something ….Gayle..and vis versa.

I agree with the implied sentiment of the comment. I believe Rosie’s statement was commenting on the intimacy of their friendship….TRUE FRIENDS, nothing sexual at all. Their commitment to being each others advocate. The relationship if it were sexual in any nature would definitely be a successful, committed relationship….and OPEN. I have always respected how Oprah does not deny herself….she would not deny Gayle as her lover. She would embrace her and herself….if anyone agreed or not.

I agree with Rosie. If Oprah is not
willing to come out then we ALL know that she has phobias against Gays, Lesbians and Transgender.

You Are What You Say You Are
We shouldn’t be placing labels on people in the first place and if we are then the only person we have a right to label is ourselves. Speaking as a member of (and not for) the LGBT community, I think it is digusting that Rosie has the audacity to tell Oprah what she is or is not. If Oprah is gay, it is her business and choice whether or not the put that information out there. Before Rosie came out of the cloest and was content to play up her “non-sexual” crush on Tom Cruise, which was also before he was jumping on Oprah’s couch, Rosie probably wouldn’t have appreciated if someone took it upon theirself to spill her beans. The fact of the matter is that Oprah says she is not gay and this should be respected. When people, expecially from the LGBT community, start discrediting Oprah’s knowledge of herself and claiming to know better about her than she does, it is not different from all the people in history who have said to people they know who have come out that it is just a phase or refuse to accept they are really gay. Bottom line is that Oprah is the only one who knows who she is and she should be the only one speaking out about who she is. You are what you are, and Oprah says she is not gay so everyone needs to mind their own business and leave it alone. Especially Rosie!

I think Oprah, Rosie, and Stedman are probably gay, they just don’t know it yet. Everybody is gay to some degree or another.

I think Oprah and Gayle are as close or closer than sisters…just because you like to be with your best friend does not mean you are gay…and who are we to judge anyways..this is a not none our buisness thing.

I think Rosie is a militant lesbian who should learn to keep her big mouth shut. Most people are like me and believe what you do in your bedroom is your business and no one else’s. The only one who cares is the one you have to stand in front of to answer for your actions during your life. Rosie really shouldn’t be in a position where she can voice her opinions. I will no longer watch the Veiw if she is on it. Sorry.

I will say that I am shocked at the comment Rosie said on the View. What is she trying to really do to herself….get ousted? Doesn’t she know that when you go against Oprah you will eventually lose? I see that she has been out of the loop for a minute. I personally do not feel that it is up to her or anyone to out anybody if you don’t have all your facts. So what if Oprah and Gayle are undercover lesbians. Who isn’t now a days? What happens and takes place in the bedroom should remain there….in the bedroom. We should all leave Oprah and her private life alone and worry about our own private lives cause I am sure it needs fixing.

I think “Doc’ explained it at best. People needs to mind their own business & stop labeling people when they do not know any facts at all.

I find it so disrespectful and sad that the
the media and NOW Rosie (!) are “accusing” and obsessing on the “gayness” of Oprah and her friend…..in my mind, this obsession is hurtful to gays/lesbians becoming more and more accepted in every day America Society!! I come to this conclusion because the obsessive badgering, makes their “gayness” appear to be:
abnormal, odd, unusual…like there is something to gossip about. It does not, in my opinion, HELP create a calm, non-chalant acceptance around coming out, gayness, or being gay, in the average person who may or may not understand homosexuality.

This unhealthy badgering and obsessiveness perpetuates gays and lesbians as being spectacles of our society. We, as gays and lesbians, might attempt to take on an attitude of “if they are gay–they are; if not, they are not”…. and go on about our lives….their “coming out” will happen as it is meant to happen.

I do know that there was a time that “outing” was popular….I was never a big fan of that. Although, I have been out since I was 18 AND after coming out, I have never lived in the closet but I feel that coming out is each individual’s choice within their own timing and comfort level.

Rosie and her strong opinions are hurting gays and lesbians MORE than helping us become mainstream…and we are definitely on our way to becoming part of mainstream society…as it should be.

Who cares about whose gay and who isn’t. Why is everyone making such a big deal about what Rosie said? So what, everyone is entitled to their opinion. Besides, we all know how close a best friend could be, and if there wasn’t anything to hide then a big fuss wouldn’t be made over it. If Oprah is gay or not gay O WELL. Rosie was always known for having a big mouth.

Can this frustrated by society gay woman please close her mouth? Ever since she came out of her walk in closet, Rosie’s been mean and nasty to all. Enough already!!!! She finds the need to comment on every issue and every person as if she’s an expert! If Barbara Walters so desperately wanted to boost ratings with a LOUD MOUTH idiot, then we know where this show is going.
Oprah has told just about everything and if she were gay she definitely would’ve told her viewers already because she wouldn’t be ashamed of it. Nearly everyone around her is gay, her stylist, makeup artist and hair dresser. Can’t two women have a loving sibling-like relationship without being called gay? For heaven’s sake!

As old lesbians we can assure you those girls are gay. Not only do Oprah and Gayle wear matching diamond bands on thier pinkies, (only little girls and lesbians do this), but even before Gayle appeared on the national stage we could see Oprah’s sexual preference. Breeders have no business voicing an opinion on this subject, as they have no experience with it, just like we can’t give advice on sleeping with men.

As a gay woman myself, I think it’s so silly that we all feel compelled to “out” celebrities. Just as Rosie did, IF Oprah is gay, she’ll come out when SHE is ready. Rosie spent half of her career in the closet so who is she to judge or out people? After reading all the crap about this, I must say that I don’t think Oprah is gay at all. Like Oprah has told reporters, all her business is already out there and that if she were gay, she’d let us know because she doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with being gay. And I believe her. She’s been very open about extremely private details in her life. Why would she hide this? I mean, she’s already worth 1.5 billion dollars. It’s not like she has to worry about her career. I happen to be a lesbian and I have my girlfriend who I love. However, I also have a best friend who is straight. She and I have been very close friends for 11 years and watched her children grow up. It is a special bond, like sisters but it’s not a romantic relationship at all. So I completely understand that there is a difference between close sisterhood and having a lover. The bond that Oprah has with Gayle doesn’t make them gay.

Opera, if you are reading this- Your public denial of your feelings for Gayle is highly disappointing, hypocritical and morally adjacent to everything you say you stand for, truth, you give lies…. a. you lie to your fans because b. you are so afraid of loosing right winged republican fans so c. that you and Gayle cant be happy and open together and d. I want you to know that you are letting down all of your family by denying the fact that you are gay because e. you care more about money then standing up for who you truly are.

I just want you to know that you influence my x girlfriend, she said she wanted to have a “opera and gale” (those where her words) relationship. She was the love of my life, and soul mate, and thanks to your poor role modeling we will never be together openly or ever again. This made me feel a pain that I will never recover from….

I don’t know how you sleep at night-

Of course she’s gay. Just look at how few men she lets into her audience!!! You think that’s some kind of accident? For God’s sake, it looks like Ellen’s studio audience!!!

I’m not sure if Oprah and Gayle are gay. Oprah spends a lot time with Tyler Perry, I’ve heard two of them are very good friends. Hes been on her show several times. Who knows. What do we really know about Oprah? Her personal life is a mystery. I remember years ago when rumors were spreading about Whitney Houston and her best friend being gay too.

Just because Oprah’s never been married does not mean she’s a lesbian. On the contrary, she’s been in a stable relationship with the same man for a quarter century & have you any idea how many men Oprah’s been with BEFORE Steadman? There was the guy in Chicago she lived with for 5 months & who accused her of doing crack with him. There was the married guy in Baltimore she tried to kill herself over. There was Lloyd Kramer, the only white guy she ever dated. There was Bubba Taylor, the guy she dated in college & when he tried to break up with her she flushed his car keys down the toilet so that he couldn’t leave her. There was Anthony Oatie her high school sweet heart. There were all the men she had sex with during her promiscuous years when she had a baby at 14. So there are volumes & volumes of examples of Oprah being straight but no evidence at all that she’s gay. Being unmarried proves nothing. Most successful black women do not get married & no one’s more successful than Oprah. It’s possible she’s a lesbian. Anything’s possible, but the odds are against it & the lesbian rumor only started because Oprah played the therapist on Ellen’s coming out show. Prior to the late 1990s there was never a single rumor Oprah was gay despite the fact that she was in the tabloids every week since the 1980s. If Oprah were really a lesbian the rumors would span back to her days in Baltimore & the tabloids with all the billions they’ve spent investigating her would have evidence. Just because Ellen & Rosie are lesbians does not mean all Emmy winning talk show women are lesbians. Remember only 10% of the population is gay. Posted at 4:10PM on Nov 7th 2009 by Kaner