Kiss gay band members

KISS' Paul Stanley addresses the persistent rumor over the years that he's gay and opens up about what it's been like to work with Gene Simmons all this time.

There have been many rumors about KISS over the years, but the one that's always taken vocalist Paul Stanley by surprise is that he's gay. During a chat with New Zealand's The Breeze seen above , Stanley was questioned about the craziest rumor he's heard about himself. He told interviewer Robert Scott, "The oddest, to me, was always — and it's always persisted over time -- is that I'm gay.

Commemorating KISS's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, The Montreal Gazette published a profile of Bill Aucoin, the legendary rock manager who discovered the band in the early s and who also happened to be an openly gay man.

By Miles Klee. Stanley — a. But the statement was applauded, amplified, and exaggerated across right-wing media.

KISS' Paul Stanley addresses the persistent rumor over the years that he's gay and opens up about what it's been like to work with Gene Simmons all this time.

Want more Guitar. com breaking news as it happens? Follow us on Telegram.

Commemorating KISS's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, The Montreal Gazette published a profile of Bill Aucoin, the legendary rock manager who discovered the band in the early s and who also happened to be an openly gay man.

Latest News. I remember when I was a kid, I totally assumed that KISS frontman Paul Stanley was gay, or at the very least overcompensating for something. Ultimately, I was being ignorant.