Yet, for many years Manilow hid the truth about his sexuality to save his reputation and his career.
Today,the LGBTQ community has allies, and openly living as queer is less stigmatized.
So it was with Manilow.
In high school, Manilow dated classmate Susan Weixler, and the two wed shortly after graduation.
It was an instant attraction.
“I knew that this was it,” Manilow told the outlet.
“Garry didn’t know what I did, even though I had all these records out.
In 2017, Manilow publicly confirmed his sexuality, which was pretty much known by this point.
“And when we came out …
I think everybody knew that Garry and I were a couple all those years.”
