SoulAlive said:

there's an awful story that's in the news

people say that I'm...I'm in love with you

If they knew the real truth,they'd probably die

I could never do nothing to live up to those lies

But she was lyin in those lyrics!

Maybe she wasnt "in love" with Prince, but...uh...he hit it, right?

lipstick said:

Wait a minute didn't she get engaged to Prince in 1988? Mind you Elton John got married to a lady in 1984 and now he is married to David Furnish, so you never know!

Yep,she was engaged to Prince in 1988.Her father even confirmed this,noting that "Prince almost became my son-in-law"

lavender1983 said:

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

Wow, I must have been living under a rock...never heard this rumor. I questioned it, but who knows? She may be, but isn't she born again?

Was under that rock with you....didn't know either.

I first heard this rumor in the early 90s and I was shocked.

StonedImmaculate said:

SoulAlive said:

there's an awful story that's in the news

people say that I'm...I'm in love with you

If they knew the real truth,they'd probably die

I could never do nothing to live up to those lies

But she was lyin in those lyrics!

Maybe she wasnt "in love" with Prince, but...uh...he hit it, right?

Since Prince actually wrote those lyrics,maybe he knew something that we didn't?

Vendetta1 said:

In the NPGMC chat we did in chat with Sheila she said she was straight. Although there is nothing wrong withwith being gay spreading rumors about people is just fucked up. And if she were gay and didn't want anyone to know spreading it on the internet is once again fucked up. I have no idea why people do things to others that they would not want anyone to do to them.

She is. I think her partner is her manager, a former Bride of Funkenstein or something.

Frankly, I never wanted to even say this b/c it really is none of any one's business but I know I dreamt of her many nights as a young teen/man! SO, I figure you all should be as disappointed as I was when I heard from a reliable source.

She's incredible and if she chooses not to say, it's none of your business!

JoeyCococo said:

Vendetta1 said:

In the NPGMC chat we did in chat with Sheila she said she was straight. Although there is nothing wrong withwith being gay spreading rumors about people is just fucked up. And if she were gay and didn't want anyone to know spreading it on the internet is once again fucked up. I have no idea why people do things to others that they would not want anyone to do to them.

She is. I think her partner is her manager, a former Bride of Funkenstein or something.

Frankly, I never wanted to even say this b/c it really is none of any one's business but I know I dreamt of her many nights as a young teen/man! SO, I figure you all should be as disappointed as I was when I heard from a reliable source.

She's incredible and if she chooses not to say, it's none of your business!

Why should anyone be disappointed and stop fantasizing about some celeb just because she or he is gay?! It's not like you will be with this person in reality anyway...

JoeyCococo said:

Vendetta1 said:

In the NPGMC chat we did in chat with Sheila she said she was straight. Although there is nothing wrong withwith being gay spreading rumors about people is just fucked up. And if she were gay and didn't want anyone to know spreading it on the internet is once again fucked up. I have no idea why people do things to others that they would not want anyone to do to them.

She is. I think her partner is her manager, a former Bride of Funkenstein or something.

Frankly, I never wanted to even say this b/c it really is none of any one's business but I know I dreamt of her many nights as a young teen/man! SO, I figure you all should be as disappointed as I was when I heard from a reliable source.

She's incredible and if she chooses not to say, it's none of your business!

Did Sheila say she was? Did Lynn? What's your, or anyone else spouting this as fact, source?

For fuck's sake, calm down.

Nothing wrong if she be liking the clam pie.

Maybe a man isnt one of her top priority in the stage of her life. She also likely having some trusting issues with men due to her rough relationship with Prince, and plus she is a sexual abuse survivior. Her having no men around does not mean she is a lesbian.

But if she is gay or bisexual then that is cool too. I still love some sheila regardless her sexuality.

purplethunder3121 said:

JoeyCococo said:

She is. I think her partner is her manager, a former Bride of Funkenstein or something.

Frankly, I never wanted to even say this b/c it really is none of any one's business but I know I dreamt of her many nights as a young teen/man! SO, I figure you all should be as disappointed as I was when I heard from a reliable source.

She's incredible and if she chooses not to say, it's none of your business!

Why should anyone be disappointed and stop fantasizing about some celeb just because she or he is gay?! It's not like you will be with this person in reality anyway...

Very good point Just think of all the young ladies who went crazy for George Michael in the 80s,lol.

JoeyCococo said:

I think her partner is her manager, a former Bride of Funkenstein or something.

Lynn Mabry was a Bride of Funkenstein?? I never knew that.

My theory... they all probably gay. No kids, no boyfriend, no marriages/divorces etc. Longtime muscular thick chick best friend, yep probably gay. The man in her life is basicaly gay("I've got a split personality and part of me is female". And what do females like? Dick! No straight man would ever say what he said but moving on.) I believe we the public and fans, should be more understanding of the family history and cultural issues that keep celebs in the closet. So with that I'ma get offa this topic.

Vendetta1 said:

In the NPGMC chat we did in chat with Sheila she said she was straight. Although there is nothing wrong withwith being gay spreading rumors about people is just fucked up. And if she were gay and didn't want anyone to know spreading it on the internet is once again fucked up. I have no idea why people do things to others that they would not want anyone to do to them.

I think it's because some gay people probably relate to her (and others) because they see similarities in mannerisms or what not and it makes them comfortable with their own sexuality struggles.

I think, in today's day and age, people seriously need to get over the fear of being called gay (whether they are or are not). Nobody trips when people think someone isn't a natural blond. Nobody trips when people think someone is a native Californian. Nobody trips when they think Sheila is puertorican but think someone is gay (even if they say they are straight---uhh, hello there Ricky Martin) and all of a sudden it's you've crossed the line.

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Thx Sheila I luv U..........

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

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Thx Sheila I luv U..........

^^^ Love that backwards signature! She signed a CD and a pair of drumsticks for me with that...

purplethunder3121 said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

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Thx Sheila I luv U..........

^^^ Love that backwards signature! She signed a CD and a pair of drumsticks for me with that...

love that she signed it that way 2....People always ask me why did she do it that way. tell them its a Prince thang lol

if she's a lez-been then its princes fault j/p

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

purplethunder3121 said:

^^^ Love that backwards signature! She signed a CD and a pair of drumsticks for me with that...

love that she signed it that way 2....People always ask me why did she do it that way. tell them its a Prince thang lol

Sheila really likes that it seems--she must have practised that for quite a while to get it right...and still be doing it decades later!

sosgemini said:

Vendetta1 said:

In the NPGMC chat we did in chat with Sheila she said she was straight. Although there is nothing wrong withwith being gay spreading rumors about people is just fucked up. And if she were gay and didn't want anyone to know spreading it on the internet is once again fucked up. I have no idea why people do things to others that they would not want anyone to do to them.

I think it's because some gay people probably relate to her (and others) because they see similarities in mannerisms or what not and it makes them comfortable with their own sexuality struggles.

I think, in today's day and age, people seriously need to get over the fear of being called gay (whether they are or are not). Nobody trips when people think someone isn't a natural blond. Nobody trips when people think someone is a native Californian. Nobody trips when they think Sheila is puertorican but think someone is gay (even if they say they are straight---uhh, hello there Ricky Martin) and all of a sudden it's you've crossed the line.

What crosses the line is when people try to say opposite of what the person has said and call it fact. So to say "I know for a fact Sheila is gay" is what crosses the line. She hasn't come out, so whoever this person is doesn't know that for a fact, unless they are Sheila's lover themself and can produce some kind of evidence. We can have our speculations, but its when people try to act like they "know" is when its wrong. Or to use "stereotypes" to come up with this conclusion. And just because some celeb has gay tendencies or some gay person thinks this celeb is "like them" doesn't make that celeb gay. And being called gay when you aren't is still not cool. It can ruin reputations and really hurt someone. And it ain't right..

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

sosgemini said:

I think it's because some gay people probably relate to her (and others) because they see similarities in mannerisms or what not and it makes them comfortable with their own sexuality struggles.

I think, in today's day and age, people seriously need to get over the fear of being called gay (whether they are or are not). Nobody trips when people think someone isn't a natural blond. Nobody trips when people think someone is a native Californian. Nobody trips when they think Sheila is puertorican but think someone is gay (even if they say they are straight---uhh, hello there Ricky Martin) and all of a sudden it's you've crossed the line.

What crosses the line is when people try to say opposite of what the person has said and call it fact. So to say "I know for a fact Sheila is gay" is what crosses the line. She hasn't come out, so whoever this person is doesn't know that for a fact, unless they are Sheila's lover themself and can produce some kind of evidence. We can have our speculations, but its when people try to act like they "know" is when its wrong. Or to use "stereotypes" to come up with this conclusion. And just because some celeb has gay tendencies or some gay person thinks this celeb is "like them" doesn't make that celeb gay. And being called gay when you aren't is still not cool. It can ruin reputations and really hurt someone. And it ain't right..

It can ruin reputations because of people like you. Bigoted people with Christian dogma seared into their brain like a lobotomy. If she is gay, it wouldn't ruin her reputation. She is a rock star. She chooses to say whatever she says and it doesn't make a bit of difference cuz no one's curiosity or claims here on this website stands as proof.

Furthermore, celebrities and other public figures lie about their sexuality all the time and then are found out to be gay. Sheila E is not beyond that.

The bottom line for me is that nobody, Sheila or anyone else, is obligated to tell you ANYTHING about their personal life--ANYTHING, their sexual preference, age, address, family members, what they eat for dinner, ANYTHING....unless they want to. Rumors shouldn't affect that decision either. No one should feel the need to dispute what anyone says. People are going to believe whatever they want. It seems that most interest in people's personal business is that of their sexual preference, doesn't it?

funksterr said:

My theory... they all probably gay. No kids, no boyfriend, no marriages/divorces etc. Longtime muscular thick chick best friend, yep probably gay. The man in her life is basicaly gay("I've got a split personality and part of me is female". And what do females like? Dick! No straight man would ever say what he said but moving on.) I believe we the public and fans, should be more understanding of the family history and cultural issues that keep celebs in the closet. So with that I'ma get offa this topic.

Well 1st off if U're gonna use this as the basis 4 your arguement, let's get the facts straight and say the quote word 4 word, and then U'll see that what U are using 2 add legs 2 your arguement suddenly have become flimsy. I assume U're talking about the 1996 Oprah interview correct? Nowhere in that interview did Prince say he had a split personality and that part of him is female...the quote was "while taking a friend through therapy I found that I have another person living inside of me, and we haven't determined what sex that person is yet." So if U're gonna use someone's words 2 give credit 2 your opinion, make sure U know exactly what was said, and not what U think they were trying 2 say or what U think U remember them saying after not seeing the clip 4 a while, and U're just winging it going off of memory.

That's how alot of false rumors get started off of peoples perceptions or vauge memories. 2 this day people still belive that Elvis said "the only thing a black person can do 4 me is buy my records and shine my shoes" or that Tommy Hilfiger said that "if I knew black people would be my main customers, I wouldn't have gone in2 the clothing business." All because of hearsay, but noone can give facts or a source where these things were said. I'm just saying, make sure your facts are straight....

Mindbells9 said:

funksterr said:

My theory... they all probably gay. No kids, no boyfriend, no marriages/divorces etc. Longtime muscular thick chick best friend, yep probably gay. The man in her life is basicaly gay("I've got a split personality and part of me is female". And what do females like? Dick! No straight man would ever say what he said but moving on.) I believe we the public and fans, should be more understanding of the family history and cultural issues that keep celebs in the closet. So with that I'ma get offa this topic.

Well 1st off if U're gonna use this as the basis 4 your arguement, let's get the facts straight and say the quote word 4 word, and then U'll see that what U are using 2 add legs 2 your arguement suddenly have become flimsy. I assume U're talking about the 1996 Oprah interview correct? Nowhere in that interview did Prince say he had a split personality and that part of him is female...the quote was "while taking a friend through therapy I found that I have another person living inside of me, and we haven't determined what sex that person is yet." So if U're gonna use someone's words 2 give credit 2 your opinion, make sure U know exactly what was said, and not what U think they were trying 2 say or what U think U remember them saying after not seeing the clip 4 a while, and U're just winging it going off of memory.

That's how alot of false rumors get started off of peoples perceptions or vauge memories. 2 this day people still belive that Elvis said "the only thing a black person can do 4 me is buy my records and shine my shoes" or that Tommy Hilfiger said that "if I knew black people would be my main customers, I wouldn't have gone in2 the clothing business." All because of hearsay, but noone can give facts or a source where these things were said. I'm just saying, make sure your facts are straight....

OMG, Mindbells 9, you just about covered it. I am always amazed at how some people will take something like what you referred to with Elvis and Hilfiger, as well as the (so-called) Prince quote and run with it as if it were fact. The internet has allowed this to expand beyond belief! Someone will make a statement and whether it's factual or not, it begins its run around the net. That "theory" that you responded to was just crazy! I think you handled it......

yeahthatsthe1 said:

Where is everyone getting this from? What would make her gay?

Usually from vague threads like this that perpetuate rumors and allegations.

Mindbells9 said:

funksterr said:

My theory... they all probably gay. No kids, no boyfriend, no marriages/divorces etc. Longtime muscular thick chick best friend, yep probably gay. The man in her life is basicaly gay("I've got a split personality and part of me is female". And what do females like? Dick! No straight man would ever say what he said but moving on.) I believe we the public and fans, should be more understanding of the family history and cultural issues that keep celebs in the closet. So with that I'ma get offa this topic.

Well 1st off if U're gonna use this as the basis 4 your arguement, let's get the facts straight and say the quote word 4 word, and then U'll see that what U are using 2 add legs 2 your arguement suddenly have become flimsy. I assume U're talking about the 1996 Oprah interview correct? Nowhere in that interview did Prince say he had a split personality and that part of him is female...the quote was "while taking a friend through therapy I found that I have another person living inside of me, and we haven't determined what sex that person is yet." So if U're gonna use someone's words 2 give credit 2 your opinion, make sure U know exactly what was said, and not what U think they were trying 2 say or what U think U remember them saying after not seeing the clip 4 a while, and U're just winging it going off of memory.

That's how alot of false rumors get started off of peoples perceptions or vauge memories. 2 this day people still belive that Elvis said "the only thing a black person can do 4 me is buy my records and shine my shoes" or that Tommy Hilfiger said that "if I knew black people would be my main customers, I wouldn't have gone in2 the clothing business." All because of hearsay, but noone can give facts or a source where these things were said. I'm just saying, make sure your facts are straight....

Thank you Mindbells for setting the record straight.

Genesia said:

yeahthatsthe1 said:

Where is everyone getting this from? What would make her gay?

Being sexually attracted to women.

Gay-marry me.

laurarichardson said:

Mindbells9 said:

Well 1st off if U're gonna use this as the basis 4 your arguement, let's get the facts straight and say the quote word 4 word, and then U'll see that what U are using 2 add legs 2 your arguement suddenly have become flimsy. I assume U're talking about the 1996 Oprah interview correct? Nowhere in that interview did Prince say he had a split personality and that part of him is female...the quote was "while taking a friend through therapy I found that I have another person living inside of me, and we haven't determined what sex that person is yet." So if U're gonna use someone's words 2 give credit 2 your opinion, make sure U know exactly what was said, and not what U think they were trying 2 say or what U think U remember them saying after not seeing the clip 4 a while, and U're just winging it going off of memory.

That's how alot of false rumors get started off of peoples perceptions or vauge memories. 2 this day people still belive that Elvis said "the only thing a black person can do 4 me is buy my records and shine my shoes" or that Tommy Hilfiger said that "if I knew black people would be my main customers, I wouldn't have gone in2 the clothing business." All because of hearsay, but noone can give facts or a source where these things were said. I'm just saying, make sure your facts are straight....

Thank you Mindbells for setting the record straight.

I was paraphrasing, not caring at all what the exact quote was, because the jist of it was a guy, questioning his own sexuality. Publicly. Those words, those thoughts even would not have come from a heterosexual man.

Spinlight said:

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

What crosses the line is when people try to say opposite of what the person has said and call it fact. So to say "I know for a fact Sheila is gay" is what crosses the line. She hasn't come out, so whoever this person is doesn't know that for a fact, unless they are Sheila's lover themself and can produce some kind of evidence. We can have our speculations, but its when people try to act like they "know" is when its wrong. Or to use "stereotypes" to come up with this conclusion. And just because some celeb has gay tendencies or some gay person thinks this celeb is "like them" doesn't make that celeb gay. And being called gay when you aren't is still not cool. It can ruin reputations and really hurt someone. And it ain't right..

It can ruin reputations because of people like you. Bigoted people with Christian dogma seared into their brain like a lobotomy. If she is gay, it wouldn't ruin her reputation. She is a rock star. She chooses to say whatever she says and it doesn't make a bit of difference cuz no one's curiosity or claims here on this website stands as proof.

Furthermore, celebrities and other public figures lie about their sexuality all the time and then are found out to be gay. Sheila E is not beyond that.

Christian people are NOT the only ones that have a problem with homosexuality. So stop trying to rag on Christians, you need to drop your hangups! That isn't the point anyway. There are alot of things in this world that isn't "acceptable" to someone. So it CAN ruin a reputation. Spreading a rumor about someone that isn't true is WRONG. I don't give a fuck if celebs lie about their sexuality. Until they are out, its all just a rumor. And unless they come out and says it themselves, its not someone else's place.

funksterr said:

laurarichardson said:

Thank you Mindbells for setting the record straight.

I was paraphrasing, not caring at all what the exact quote was, because the jist of it was a guy, questioning his own sexuality. Publicly. Those words, those thoughts even would not have come from a heterosexual man.

No, the GIST of it is that you have decided that you want to assume that both Sheila and Prince have something they need to hide from you. YOU say, "those words, those thoughts even would not have come from a heterosexual man" (and that is not a paraphrase), but the quote is simply another crazy theory, another rumor, another assumption. Your saying it does not make it true.