Boy George was in the early 80s IIRC. He may have been big overseas before hitting it big here.
Correct. Other than Elton, who may not have known he was queer at the time, couldn’t really think of overt gays of the 70’s, there were so few. Little Richard, Liberace, maybe.
Point is there was none of this crotch n asses in your face going on then.