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Oscars: Malek wins best actor, but here's Freddie Mercury's untold story

In real life, Mercury faced rampant homophobia - he never really came out publicly, and it's easy to see why

A still from Bohemian Rhapsody
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A still from Bohemian Rhapsody

Laurie Marhoefer | The 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 women who tested positive for HIV in the

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