Paul Lynde, who played Uncle Arthur, was gay, as was Maurice Evans, who played Samantha’s father. Even one of the twins who played a little girl on the show grew up to be a queer business.
Well, the weekend crew is nicknamed the Rainbow Coalition, because of the 7 of us, 5 of us are gay/queer. That's the care center, at each of our funeral locations there's at least one gay arranger.
Benson said “In the book, in a footnote, I came out as gay because there was a whole chapter about gay rights and religious liberties, and I felt like it was important for me to disclose to the audience just ethically, yes, from a journalism perspective.” While nobody noticed, Benson chose Megyn Kelly’s show to reveal his sexuality.