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What was little richard's sexual orientation?
Little Richard told Penthouse that he always knew he was gay, saying "I've been gay all my life".
Did he have any male lovers of note?
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Did he ever marry or date a woman for "cover"?
He later told a columnist, "I wore the make-up so that white men wouldn't think I was after the white girls.

Question: Was he ever attacked for being gay?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Little Richard ever attacked for being gay?