FTR, for the record, he went into seclusion for a few years and if the article does not say it, some would say, this was triggered in part by his dog dying.
https://www.tmz.com/2014/11/14/richard-simmons-dog-died-dead-depression-knee-injury/The death of Richard Simmons' dog played an important part in the depression that has turned him into a shut-in ... a dog he considered his child.
TMZ broke the story ... Richard hasn't been seen in public for almost 11 months ... and the trigger was a looming knee replacement which shut Richard down professionally and socially.
Sources close to Richard tell us his Dalmatian Hattie died within days of his last public sighting back in January. Richard took the dog with him when he was out and about in L.A. and would often brag about her in his exercise classes.
In his writings though, he comes across as pretty straight, for example, I know he routinely helped morbidly obese people, 350 pounds and up. I also look into his own website once. You pay a fee and are subscribed say for a year.
He grew up in NOLA, I know they lived in a trolley car converted into a house, it might have even had a restaurant in it.
He wrote the book and in it, he was pretty down to earth.
I don't really care how he dresses, I'll just say you can dress flamboyantly without looking like a total fruitcake, he does look like the latter at times.
Also, crossdressing probably does not mean "gay".
