Was jonathan larson gay

Jonathan David Larson (February 4, – January 25, ) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright, most famous for writing the musicals Rent and Tick, Tick Boom!, which explored the social issues of multiculturalism, substance use disorder, and homophobia. 1 He also seems to have had a premonition of his own limited time on earth he died before turning In fact, Larson was straight and has a girlfriend named Susan in tick, tick … He died of an aortic dissection that may indeed have been a ticking time bomb for years. 2 Larson has two known relationships with women and with several others that are unknown. He was not spotted with nor rumored to be in relationships with men. He was, however, a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community and was an advocate for equal rights. Featured Image: “Jonathan Larson”, by Library of Congress, licensed under PDM DEED. 3 I'm arguing with a friend about the cause of Jonathan Larson's death, which was of an aortic aneurysm. I'm not that clear on the matter, and I couldn't find anything about it on the internet. 4 Jonathan Larson dated his girlfriend Victoria Leacock during his time in Adelphi University. He later dated girlfriend Susan who is portrayed by Alexandra Shipp in the Netflix movie Tick, Tick. 5 The hit musical Rent, written by Jonathan Larson, was a landmark show that brought the stories of queer young people during the AIDS epidemic to the stage, and to the attention of the nation, when it first debuted on Broadway. The iconic show celebrated its 25 th anniversary in and the touring production has come through The National Theatre on numerous occasions. 6 Was anyone else fed a false rumor in the early s which claims Jonathan Larson (of Rent) was a gay man who died of AIDS? I have snapshot memories of criticizing Rent to my peers as a teenager and being informed of this falsehood, only to find out years later he was a cisgendered heterosexual man who died of an aortic dissection. 7 But Larson would not be there to accept his awards: on January 25, , the young playwright and composer died of an aortic aneurysm. Evelyn McDonnell and Katherine Silberger, authors of the text that accompanied the libretto of Rent in a book published by Morrow, summed up this ironic alignment of events by noting that "it's hard not to think of this story, ultimately, as a tragedy. 8 Schulman was 28 when she joined the grassroots AIDS activist group ACT UP in , a time when she simultaneously launched into a full-on affair with a married woman. The woman was an artist, but also quite homophobic, both internally and externally. 9 Portland Center Stage is at risk of closing. While there, he acted but began to focus on his composing and writing career, creating several cabarets and musicals. 10 . 11 . 12