Pierre T lived as was called prior to the ‘70's, a life of an 'old bachelor' until he was 52 yrs when he married a childlike, un-medicated bipolar 23yr old woman, 1/2 his age & had 3 children in succession

You say 'some teenage boys also went ga-ga over' Trudeau, as he flamboyantly represented a Fr. & Br. Cdn; promoting his Fr.Cdn culture dogmatically

PE Trudeau, as per you was 'hot and stylish..[&] bore.. respect..' for Gays.
As Memory recalls: he was quite facile in bridging both genders equally well

Was entirely a norm for rich Gay men born1919 to have a girlfriend cover or marry in order to hide their homosexuality; especially men in politics

Most people at 50ys sharply realize their mortality; intellectuals perceive immortality with production of their own biological children; especially selfish narcissists

Unethical rich spoilt men who jump for the easy way out are essentially 'without courage of truth'
The Real Story of the character of Pierre-Elliott Trudeau is not known.