I'd say he was stuffy and pompous more than anything else, but it was tough to say back in those days. It wasn't something shows announced to the public. How could they with censorship and the broadcasters'code?
Paul Lynde the actor was certainly homosexual, but were the characters he played in the 1960s? If you watched Bewitched back then, you probably found Lynde's "Uncle Arthur" a very funny character.
Just what "funny" meant was up to you.
Funny, I hadn't read your post when I mentioned Paul Lynde, too. He was pretty unforgettable!