# Was J.Edgar Hoover gay? Does it matter? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 7, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-j-edgar-hoover-gay-does-it-matter/976136 "2022-12-07T11:55:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-j-edgar-hoover-gay-does-it-matter/976136/18 "2022-12-08T09:18:41Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Well, [Liberace did sue for libel, and won.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberace_v_Daily_Mirror) Our former poster @Sampiro [once wrote that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-liberace-interview-in-good-night-and-good-luck-is-it-true/335713/14) it was likely that he was telling the truth at the time of the court case in the Queens Bench Division, in that he had remained celibate or only been with women, due to living with his mother. I will say having seen some of his shows on YouTube, its a pity he is now remembered as a punchline, the man was seriously good. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-j-edgar-hoover-gay-does-it-matter/976136)._