Oprah says she is not gay....but refers to a "fun ride"...

[jimnysf]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:11pm

Oprah says she, best friend Gayle are not gay
Talk queen write in magazine: ‘if we were gay, we would tell you’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13904555/


Oprah Winfrey and her friend Gayle King want to be clear: they’re not gay.

In the August issue of O, the Oprah Magazine, the talk-show host explains that some people misunderstand her close friendship with King.

“I understand why people think we’re gay,” she says. “There isn’t a definition in our culture for this kind of bond between women. So I get why people have to label it — how can you be this close without it being sexual?”


In a long article, Winfrey, 52, and King converse about their 30 years of friendship and “four-times-a-day phone calls.” King, who hosted “The Gayle King Show” in 1997, is an editor of O, the Oprah Magazine.

The two friends say they would have no problem telling the public if they were in a sexual relationship.

“The truth is, if we were gay, we would tell you, because there’s nothing wrong with being gay,” says King.

Says Winfrey: “Something about this relationship feels otherworldly to me, like it was designed by a power and a hand greater than my own. Whatever this friendship is, it’s been a very fun ride.”

[Parks]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:16pm

Wait...so Oprah is gay? That's so gross.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:16pm

Lucky them.
They have a true friendship.


"However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship." -- La Rochefoucauld (1665)

Updated On: 7/17/06 at 03:16 PM

[pattifan2]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:19pm

Beautifully put, Addy.

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:24pm

Sometimes friendships can be more intimate that romantic relationships.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:27pm

That is VERY true, Kringas.

And blessed are those who experience that connection.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:30pm

Addy it reminds me of the friendship I had with my best friend throughout junior high and high school. We were inseparable.

[DG]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:33pm

I do NOT get the fixation with this woman's sex life at ALL. But, I really don't get that fixation with anyone's.

[jimnysf]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:35pm

I don't really get Oprah at all, but that's the subject of a different thread.

[pattifan2]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:38pm

You're right there, Kringas, and they usually last a whole lot longer, too.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 4:18pm

Well now that we've put that rumor to rest, what about this thing with Stedman?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 4:24pm

Long-term relationships without marriage?

Can't imagine...

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 4:27pm

My best friend is the sister I never had. So many people don't understand it. But **** em.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 4:28pm

Jerby, I totally understand it.

And celebrate it.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 5:57pm

"If you were gay, that'd be ok"

"But I'm [we're] not gay!"


That didn't work out too well...

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 6:38pm

Umm, did i miss something? was there like an epidemic of people thinking Gayle and Oprah were dykes? Seriously? what was the need her "coming out" of sorts.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 6:54pm

My wife is my best friend. Does that make me gay? I'm confused as to what it all means!

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 6:56pm

yes John, extremely gay. You're gayer than richard simmons

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 7:07pm

Thanks. That's what I thought it meant. It's all very confusing, isn't it? I'm going to go tell her, right now.

Edit: Wait - Richard Simmons is gay?
Updated On: 7/17/06 at 07:07 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 7:23pm

Richard Simmons is NOT gay.

He's just his own best friend.

[DG]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 7:58pm

"was there like an epidemic of people thinking Gayle and Oprah were dykes?"

ZONE - this has floated around for years, and instead of dying, just seems to pick up steam the longer that she and Stedman don't do the marriage thing. I've never seen or heard any credible rumor - much less, evidence - to support this nonsense.

Jealousy is a terrible thing.

And I STILL get offended by the thought that rumors about someone's sexuality are such a juicy topic - it's ridiculous. A sign, to me, that your own sex life can't occupy your thoughts enough.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 8:00pm

I have to confess that I have entertained the thought of Oprah and Gayle as lovers.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 10:32pm

Or that thought entertained YOU.

Edited to pacify the lemmings.

Updated On: 7/17/06 at 10:32 PM

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 11:02pm

Lord.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 7/17/06 at 11:02pm

Oh shut up.