Was Whitney Houston’s Alleged Homosexuality A Major Part Of Her Unhappiness? Cissy Houston Speaks
Last night, I learned so much watching the Oprah interview with Cissy Houston. Let me start out by saying, this is the first time in life I have ever walked away from an interview feeling like the interviewee was not prepped by a PR person and that their only agenda was to render to TRUTH. Cissy Houston dished some major truth, much of which many people were not ready for. At several points in the interview, you see that Oprah was kind of caught of guard and looked a tad bit uneasy. There were some things that Cissy Houston said that did not sit well with me, however, no two people are ever going to agree on everything. Even though some of her views did not settle well with my spirit, I could not do anything but smile in admiration for her courage and ability to be honest, despite the fact that much of her honesty countered what is popular these days.
For years, rumors spiraled around Whitney Houston in regards to her being a lesbian and partaking in lesbian love affair with her “best freind” Robin Crawford. When Oprah asked Cissy about Whitney being gay and her relationship with Robin, what Cissy had to say shocked a lot of people.
Cissy Houston wrote the following excerpt in her book:
I knew I didn’t want Robyn around my daughter, and I told [Whitney] that. There wasn’t much I could do though. [Whitney] liked Robyn. She was past the age when I could forbid her from seeing someone. Kids have a mind of their own when they get older. They want to experiment with all kinds of things. And I don’t know if it was more than that.
After reading this except, Oprah candidly asks Cissy Houston ” do you believe Whitney and Robin were in a gay relationship?” Cissy’s response was “i don’t really know. I didn’t particularly like her [Robin].” Though Cissy’s response is indeed fact, she didn’t “really” know, in my opinion Cissy dodged the question. Was I the only one who caught that? Oprah asked her what did she believe? The fact that Cissy could not definitively answer “no, I do not believe my daughter was in a gay relationship with Robin” leads me to believe that she did believe that her daughter was in a lesbian relationship with Robin Crawford .
“Would it have bothered you if your daughter, Whitney, was gay?”
“Absolutely,” Cissy said.
“You would not have liked that?”
“Not at all,” she responds.
“You wouldn’t have condoned it?”
“No.”
Immediately following this dialogue, my mind started racing. I began thinking to myself, Whitney Houston’s issues were rooted far deeper than what many of us may have thought and surely started way before Bobby Brown. Throughout the interview, Cissy Houston made it know that she didn’t really care for Robin Crawford. She cited that Robin talked too much and at times was disrespectful. She said that Robin spoke and acted as if she had something over Whitney. DING DING DING DING.
Here’s what I speculate really happen:
Looking back at pictures of Whitney & Robin from early years, Robin Crawford does have a butch demeanor. In the society that we live in, it is reasonable for many people to assume that women with a butch/masculine presence are lesbian. In other words, Robin was “clockable”. When she walked down the street, the average human being would probably have assumed she was a lesbian, Cissy Houston included. THIS is the the real reason that she did not like Robin. It is hard for me to believe that Whitney’s best friend would be blatantly disrespectful to her mother [Cissy]. We’ve seen this happen time and time again in history. I feel like Cissy could not process the thoughts of her daughter actually being gay, so internally she blamed Robin. I can guarantee you that Cissy walked around feeling like “i don’t want my daughter hanging around that lesbian girl. I don’t want that lesbian girl exposing my baby to that lifestyle, etc”. Oddly enough, I think that this along Whitney’s need to please her mother and those around her is what started the destructive downward spiral which ultimately led to her death. One truth that I was not expecting to come out of this interview was that Cissy Houston was just as much responsible for Whitney’s death as was the drugs.
Not making any excuses for Cissy Houston and her beliefs on homosexuality, but i get it. At the time in which Cissy Houston was brought up, she was taught that homosexuality was not acceptable. Her teachings were corroborated with scriptures and teachings from the god she serves. Some may call it ignorance, others may call it her personal beliefs. Indisputably, Cissy Houston is not accepting of homosexuality and Whitney Houston knew this. The only question that is left to be answered is would Cissy have preferred a daughter that was living, healthy and gay or the one that went to her grave troubled, ridden with pain and addicted to drugs?
Video excerpt of Oprah & Cissy Houston talking on homosexuality:
What are your honest thoughts?
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Many exclusive pictures and the full story of Whitney with Robyn Crawford in London – the day they met human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell – appear in the new book, God’s Other Children – A London Memoir, by Vernal W Scott (Amazon). The author reveals his own meeting with the two women.
Over protective parents end up sneaky children
cissy houston is not to blame in any way…
Dineva, you gotta do your research. Before Bobby, Whitney was kicking it with Jermaine Jackson and other dudes. Please, her gay best friend was right there. Whitney had dick..like Dick. SHe just kept that on the low, and ofcourse her best friend being gay made all the rumors pop off. But best believe, Whitney liked dick. She wasn’t checking for Robyn on that level.
True, TRue, and TRUE!!! And NO LOVER IS GOING TO BE A SMILING MAID OF HONOR IN YOUR WEDDING, AS ROBYN WAS! ALSO, THE GIRL PLAYED SOME MEAN BASKETBALL, SHE DIDN’T HAVE TO BE A LESBIAN to have tomboyish ways!!! There are PLENTY MASCULINE-ESQUE, UNGAY FEMALES!!! BOBBY BROWN GOT IT GOIN ON, CHECK HIS PHOTOS!!! HE WAS ABSO A BETTER CHIICE THAN EDDIE MURPHY OR RANDALL CUNNINGHAM; THEY BETTER CHECK WHITNEY’S BLACKBOOK!!
Dear Justin,
Dick is obtainable between 2 women whether you want to believe it or not. Love is love and when people love sex is not about body parts. Love is unmeasurable undefinable and painful. When you have someone who pulls on your heart strings there is nothing there to define what you say is “DICK” this is about love. So, whatever you all are thinking is wrong about love if you don’t agree that love is infinite.. love is GOD love comes in many forms without a definition so let go of your expectations. This is not a gender issue this is a soul necessity
Just because Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou are accepting of the gay lifestyle and they are in Miss Cissy’s era doesnt meant that Miss Cissy accepts it. I like her she aint about political correctness or the BS. She gave it straight no chaser which frankly I find refreshing. My parents have the same beliefs as Miss Cissy but they treat everyone with respect just like she does. She has been in the music industry enough to know there are gays throughout. I dont blame Miss Cissy I blame Whitney . She was a grown woman she knew what she was doing. Personally I would not have married Bobby Brown and had a big wedding and he had a 2 week old baby. You know what you got and just ignored the truth. That sh1t always come back to bite you.
I REALLY WISH People will Leave BOBBY BROWN ALONE, ALREADY!!! MY GOSH!! He was on TOP, DOING GREAT as a Solo Artist, EVERYTHING before the Marriage, People don’t seem to WANT to remember That!! Yea, Decisions CAN BITE YOU, he wanted to Commit to the Marriage, and Support His wife, be with her all the way, when SHE WAS AT HER PEAK! HOW UNSELFISH OF A MAN!!! Granted, he may have Cheated, WE don’t know the Circumstances SURROUNDING, HE was introduced to a WHOLE NEW WORLD with Whitney; major drugs, she ADMITTING HITTING HIM IN ANGER, and the Like! FYI: BOBBY BROWN USE TO FIGHT, WAS A MAJOR FIGHTER AND TRAINED FOR BOXING, CAN WE THINK IF HE REALLY WOULD’VE HIT WHITNEY? OUT OF 14 YEARS, ONLY ONE SOCALLED VIOLENT INCIDENT? PLEASE KNOW OUR GIRL, OUR BELOVED ONE WOULD OFTEN HIT HERSELF DURING HER HIGHS; and Major addiction, and Skeletal Appearances don’t Happen Over Night! It is a LONG-LIVED SLOW PROCESS, WHITNEY TOLD US SHE STARTED IN THE HOOD AND WHERE SHE GREW UP AND WAS NEVER A, and I quote, “Miss Prissy-PoohPooh” but You STILL DON’T BELIEVE HER, NOT A TRUE FAN OR LOVER OF WHITNEY, to me! Love her Good, Bad and Ugly, and Believe her, AND BOBBY! People SHOULD BE BLAMING HER MOTHER AND BROTHERS WHO SUCCOMED HER TO DRUGS, RIDICULE, LOWERED ESTEEM, ETC! CLIVE DAVIS SHOULD BE BLAMED, WHITNEY SAID HERSELF IT WAS A SVENGALI RELATIONSHIP, HE DESERTED HER AND SETH UP; A COINCIDENCE HE CALLED HER AND TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER SHE’S DEAD??? OH, WAIT, BOBBY BROWN DID ALL OF THAT, OK!! YEA, WHATEVER
You are right !!!
@Noah Hicks@ I had to laugh my ass off @ your second comment!!! What did that have to do with anything? It was funny as hell though
ok, i guess my “gaydar” is broken, because i was looking in the other direction…as in Bobby Brown.
Multiple Baby Mothers…check…Substance Abuse…check…Spousal Abuse…check…BEST FRIEND RALPH did not attend his wedding…check
that was very “suspicious” to me back in the day.
and yes, i had heard the rumors about Whitney with Robyn, Whitney with CeCe Winans…etc.
and what? she told the truth to EVERYONE in her last performance…she sang JESUS LOVES ME. Yes, he did Whitney, and He still loves you. More than we ever could. Continue to rest in Love, Songbird.
ralph did attend the wedding, fuck is you talmbout?
Cissy, there are worse things than your daughter being a dyke . I will name 3: marrying bobby brown, becoming a crackhead, being dead. All that gospel you sing and ain’t a stitch of Jesus in you. Redic. #dykesfornippy
Dykes for Nippy!
YES!
Dykes love pretty girls. Nippy liked dick though. Ya’ll must not know much about Whitney and her history with men. Robyn knew about them. Ain’t no butch dyke finna to stay there and have their girls hook up with dudes. Whitney was kicking it with several dudes before Bobby.
Dear Justin and everyone else:
Dick is obtainable between 2 women, whether you want to believe it or not. Love is love and when people love, sex is not about body parts. Love is unmeasurable undefinable and painful. When you have someone who pulls on your heart strings there is nothing there to define what you say is “DICK” this is about love. So, whatever you all are thinking is wrong about love if you don’t agree that love is infinite.. love is GOD love comes in many forms without a definition so let go of your expectations. This is not a gender issue this is a soul necessity.
Whitney being a crackhead was ’cause she liked to get high. Not cause she wanted pussy. She had pussy there, and went after dudes because that’s what she liked. Ya’ll must not know. SOme of ya’ll are cluelss. Ask Jermaine Jackson how “gay” Nip was.
The only person responsible for Whitney’s actions was Whitney….lest we forget, she was a GROWN woman who managed to do everything else she wanted, good and bad, no matter what the public thought.
Exactly. Best believe if Whitney wanted Pussy, ain’t nothing momma could do to stop her. Whitney loved dick. No one could force Dick down her throat, unless she wanted it. Robyn knew just how much dick Whitney liked. But that was her friend.
I don’t understand why people are so shocked by Cissy Houston’s response. Her response is probably exactly the same response you would have gotten from your grandmother, hell may be even your own mother. All of this political correctness that we are living in is making us so blinded and ridiculous, that when we hear other people’s truths as they see it, we become unglued. I was disappointed even in Oprah’s “shock” by Cissy Houston’s response. She should have known a woman like Cissy was going to give it to her straight.
Correct! She didn’t say she would disown the woman, she simply said she wouldn’t approve. Let’s be brutally honest…NO ONES parents have ever loved the idea that there child was gay and now going to be treated differently in this world. They deal with it & learn to accept, but she had every right to keep it plain
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SAY THIS WOMAN WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HER DAUGHTERS DEATH. YOU’VE GONE TO FAR. WHERE IS YOUR LINE ? AND WHY IS IT THAT BECAUSE SOMEONE DOES NOT CONDONE HOMOSEXUALITY THEY HAVE BE CALLED IGNORANT AND HOMOPHOBIC ?
I agree with you and Cissy. Everybody wants to pick and choose what’s right, but God Almighty is the one who made homosexuality an abomination. But since people want to get away from TRUE scripture and do their own thing, that’s why this world is such in turmoil. I just hate to see what happens on Judgement Day. We ALL have to be held accountable for what we do…good & bad. If you really want to know about homosexuality read: Genesis Chapter 19 and I Corinthians 6:8-10. But do as you will…ijs
He mother was no doubt partially responsible for Whitney Houston’s actions. But I respect the fact that she was clear and honest about not supporting her relationships that she had with men or women…
My family has been riddled with drug abuse and I think lack of acceptance by one’s parent has a great impact on a person’s issues with drugs, depending on the person. If you think about it, as a child your parents are usually your EVERYTHING no matter how they treat you are what they do, so to not have that acceptance can really take it’s toll on a fragile minded person. I have cousin’s well into their 40′s that still have drug problems and they always tend to talk about not being accepted by their parents, not as an excuse it is just something they can’t seem to let go of….. lucky for me, I learned early on that it was a losing BATTLE to bad that all these stupid rules and regulations and beliefs we have been taught over the years are not good and do no one any good… i even battle with it on certain things within my own attempt to raise decent kids…. ughhhhhhh such is life. I think this is a great blog Funky i commend you for bringing awareness to what some may not realize.
What do I think about Whitney’s sexuality?
I honestly think it is NONE of our business. We don’t know that lady. She gave us so much and the nerve of us to even think about now dissecting her, now in the corpse form. Let the lady rest in peace, log onto YouTube and enjoy the magic she left behind. But please, let her rest.
Ms Cissy is from the old school!…Gays should not take it personally….Most old folks from her generation feel strongly about homosexuality, its no secret (AND she’s heavily into the church/gospel! what did they expect her to say??), it aint happening. Just do u..and keep old ppl out of your business when they don’t approve, no big deal…
I don’t like Cissy. I don’t like her singing, her face, her always solemn and kinda rude disposition. She’s controlling and for BOTH of her kids to have had drug problems, something must have been more wrong than we know in that household. Cissy just strikes me as someone whom no one wants to be around…just unpleasant looking, sounding and acting.
I dont like your mammy for not aborting u
As a person, legendary songstress, grieving mother, and grandmother, I respect Mama Cissy Houston. As for her response to the “What if Whitney were gay” question, I felt NO love, NO warmth, and NO compassion from her. I was shocked and a bit offended at the intolerance… Whitney was deeply BELOVED and ADORED by us gays (which is one of the reasons why I am still in shock by her passing), we adore the legendary Dionne Warwick, and we even adore Mama Cissy. Although I can appreciate internal honesty and personal beliefs, I CANNOT deal with intolerance against ANY type of person. I thought about my paternal family’s own bitterness and cruelty towards me and my sexuality and when Cissy gave Oprah her answer, those memories came rushing back. If Jesus, JESUS now, can and will unconditionally love us, accept us, and walk with us REGARDLESS of one’s sexuality, WHY CAN’T CISSY? WHY CAN’T ANY OF US? My paternal grandmother said I was going to Hell for being gay, and it makes me wonder, would Cissy have believed that Whitney was going to Hell IF she were gay? Did Whitney use drugs and alcohol to buffer the pain and depression from the condemnation of being who she was really was IF she was truly a lesbian?
Cissy sounds like such a jerk. Whitney Houston was definitely unhappy to be on drugs for all these years. It’s always something, a past sexual trauma, a deep secret, something…I watch intervention
In the interview her brother said he got her started with the drugs. I think other social affiliations are what made her unhappy.
Her mother was harmful to her. That control and enabling at the same time. She is one of those old negro spirits who don’t want to see their child happy especially if they are gay or lesbian. That Christian Religiosity is overkill. She was the cause of the demons festering within Whitney… Mothers like this are about to expire anyway…. THANK GAWD that generation is almost out the door.
I think that it was a part of it but not a major part in it.
Tiffany Stancil, what does Leviticus say about attempting a T-Boz hairstyle with a T-bone shaped face?
For a woman who made three Disco albums in the 70′s, Cissy Houston has a nerve tryna act unfamiliar with the gays.
Whitney been using drugs….I still love her though….
Everyone is throwing the bible in things but remember the bible speaks AGAINST homosexuality. Leviticus 18:22 – Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination. This is in the KJV!!!!
That same passage of scripture says, 1. if a women is not a virgin on her wedding day she should be brought to he fathers house then taken into the streets and stoned to death. 2. you shouldn’t ware mixed fabric that cotton polyester blind trash. 3 you shouldn’t eat shrimp, crabs or Lobster or Pork. 4 that women should not speak in public with out there husbands and if they have a question there husband is to speak for them (you shouldn’t be on Facebook or the internet).
Dear
Dick is obtainable between 2 women whether you want to believe it or not. Love is love and when people love sex is not about body parts. Love is unmeasurable undefinable and painful. When you have someone who pulls on your heart strings there is nothing there to define what you say is “DICK” this is about love. So, whatever you all are thinking is wrong about love if you don’t agree that love is infinite.. love is GOD love comes in many forms without a definition so let go of your expectations. This is not a gender issue this is a soul necessity.
ok Tonya Nichole you are totally right!!!!
It probably was that’s why she started using drugs.
Cissy in pain? She ought to be for the way she treated that precious gift that was bestowed upon her. And my guess is that Whitney was not the only one she snubbed her nose at in judgement…oh yeah. I am very upset with Cissy. When parents mistreat their children there should be some form of community service that they have to do to rectify how they treated their child(ren) and others.
They need to allow u to tag ppl in the same post like Instagram on here. Clayton Lynn honey, every female child left alone with her father & brothers is not at risk for molestation. That was completely left field and from another world. Possibly your own.
Doll, I think some of your speculation is off. Robyn does appear to have that “butch” image and Cissy being the religious woman she is, more than likely didn’t want her around Whitney romantically or otherwise. Meaning she probably didn’t want Whitney associated with Robyn on any level. Older blacks, my grandmother included, grew up not only believing homosexuality was wrong, but that it was contagious. Cissy is definitely from the old school and doesn’t appear to have any qualms abt holding her tongue. I’m willing to bet she let Robyn know on many occasions what she thought of her and how she felt abt her being around Whitney. Robyn may not have been one to back down & Cissy viewed that as disrespect. I’ve certainly never told my grandmother how stupid the notion of contagious sexuality is.
Doll, I think some of your speculation is off. Robyn does appear to have that “butch” image and Cissy being the religious woman she is, more than likely didn’t want her around Whitney romantically or otherwise. Meaning she probably didn’t want Whitney associated with Robyn on any level. Older blacks, my grandmother included, grew up not only believing homosexuality was wrong, but that it was contagious. Cissy is definitely from the old school and doesn’t appear to have any qualms abt holding her tongue. I’m willing to bet she let Robyn know on many occasions what she thought of her and how she felt abt her being around Whitney. Robyn may not have been one to back down & Cissy viewed that as disrespect. I’ve certainly never told my grandmother how stupid the notion of contagious sexuality is.
I don’t believe Whitney Houston was gay or bi-sexual. I believe she was just lost. Could you imagine someone taking the image of your best friend and contorting it into something else? Where you could no longer laugh and joke in public without someone saying your going on a date? Could you deal? The enormous pressure of thd public eye center squarely on a personal relationship that sisterhood that you shared since you were sixteen was now something demure? I think Whitney just couldn’t bow any longer. Couldn’t conform. Couldn’t perform. I think Whitney stopped trying to prove that she was human, that she was normal. I think she gave up. Was she gay no and out of respect to cissy houston the comment was more of saying NOONE was good enough for my daughter man or woman. And many of people who are parents can probably agree.
I don’t think Whitney was a lesbian. I do think Robyn was her rock, though. And Cissy, the Houston family, Whitney’s PR team, and Bobby, tossed that rock to the side. And all because that rock is a non-straight rock. And for that, Cissy should be criticized because people die for this crap daily. LGBTQ children and adults die at a rate 3 times more than other groups because of the lack of rejection that we see here with Cissy Houston. She is an example of exactly what NOT to be as a parent. And we need to stop giving a green light to homophobia and instead call it out as wrong, because that’s exactly what it is.
I don’t believe Whitney was gay.
Why not? what does it matter who she loved and why is it your business? Who do you love?
Whitney’s bi-sexuality has long been a speculation even before Bobby Brown. She was a very talented but tortured soul. Whatever her sexual preference, it’s really not important, especially now. She is finally at peace and has God’s comfort. R.I.P. Whitney.
Yeah, cause of her gay best friend. Ya’ll know Whitney was with other dudes long before Bobby Brown’s ass popped into the frame!
Dear Justin,
Dick is obtainable between 2 women whether you want to believe it or not. Love is love and when people love, sex is not about body parts. Love is unmeasurable, undefinable and painful. When you have someone who pulls on your heart strings, there is nothing there to define the feeling. So, whatever you all are thinking is wrong about love if you don’t realize it comes in all forms. If you don’t agree that love is infinite.. love is GOD, without a definition, so, let go of your expectations. This is not a gender issue this is a soul necessity.
I STRONGLY FEEL MOMMY RIDICULE STARTED THE DECLINE! IF SHE WANTED ROBYN, SHE WOULDN’T HAVE FIRED HER FOR DISRESPECTING, BOBBY!! I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE OFF-BASE! WHITNEY WAS VERY STRONG IN HER FAITH, HERSELF; SHE DIDN’T NEED MOMMY’S FAITH! LOVE WHITNEY, BOBBI&BOBBY 4EVAAAA!!
MAN! Ya Know what Else this Brings UP? What BOBBY BROWN SAID LONG AGO, that Whitney married him for Wrong Reasons and Auterior Motive!! ??? Doesn’t mean he was saying she was Gay…Also, JUST BECAUSE ONE “EXPERIMENTS” it DOESN’T MEAN THEY ARE INDEED GAY! Molestation, Curiosity, Faze, YES, FAZE, FOLKS can be Reasons. Rumor mill also “claims” relations with Another Woman!. Remember, Whitney said HERSELF IN HER DIANE SAWYER INTERVIEW, “NO ONE DISRESPECTS MY HUSBAND!” Whether Miss Cissy LIKED ROBYN OR NOT, WHITNEY “EXPERIMENTED” OR NOT, was IN A LESBIAN RELATIONSHIP AT A TIME IN HER LIFE OR NOT, SHE ENDED HER FRIENSHIP, FIRED AND DID NOT HAVE FURTHER CONTACT WITH ROBYN BECAUSE OF DISRESPECTING BOBBY!
…oh, sorry, not Yelling! Lol! Like CAPS..??
Keep in mind that many of these comments are made by people who lack (with respect) certain experiences. Those of us who have had certain experiences with different people throughout our early lives, we “know how it goes.” So, when they say things like, “Well, it was probably only…,” we are like, “no. no. no.” We know better.
What do you mean by “faze” is a reason people experiment with things? I don’t get that. Also most who are molested by the same-sex don’t end up gay, and in fact end up often times tortured and straight.
Anyway, Bobby’s quote is suspicious but that alone doesn’t mean he was talking about Whitney’s sexuality. But it IS suspicious given everything else we know now. Ultimately, Robyn though Bobby was bad for Whitney, and said as much. Robyn did what a friend does, which is be protective, but Whitney went with her intuition on things and clearly didn’t like being told no. It’s clear the Houston family planted seeds in Whitney’s head that Robyn was a bad influence and Whitney went with that.
None of us know if Whitney was gay, bi, experimented. What we do know is there was a clear lack of acceptance going on in regards to Robyn and Whitney and their relationship and more or less as soon as their relationship fell apart, Whitney fell apart.
OMG. FINALLY. Someone else who believes as I do.
I have been TORMENTED by this since Whitney’s death. Last night’s interview sealed the deal for me. I agree with every single thing you said. Cissy killed her. The homophobia and lack of acceptance killed her. Not having Robyn in her life began the decline. It is obvious and clear.
My heart continues to be broken but I am grateful to have found someone else that feels this way.
Thank you
Whitney Houston was not gay. You can have gay friends and not be gay. Not all people sin the book of the bible. Whitney’s strong religion was too prominent than to be a carpet muncher
Yes.
Great Interview!!!
I hear you Funky…but, even with all that said…Whitney had many male loves..beyond Bobby…she didn’t go from this Robin to Bobby..Eddie, Randall Cunningham, Jermaine Jackson. If she would have met the right woman in the 2009 maybe she would have been more open. As times have changed. So, who is to say. Only Whitney….and she’s not here. I just thought there is a difference between being gay and bi sexual? right?
I don’t blame her mother…cause she did come from a certain time and a gospel background…remember Whitney’s mom had her own career…and was well known…so..she held her position on the Robin situation for many reasons. Like Ms. Cissy said at some point Whitney was an adult and she could no longer say anything to her….she made her own decisions. She didn’t even live near her mother. And I think Whitney just had a lot on her..from so many angles…from personal to career…then also trying to beat a drug addiction.
The interview was interesting…and it just made me hurt for Whitney…she did often look unhappy….only she could truly say why.
CISSY ONLY RAISED WHITNEY. SHE IS NOT HER BIOLOGICAL MOTHER.
What are you talking about? Please explain further!
I remember many moons ago when she was involved in relationships with 2 very famous white actresses whom were gay. Jodie Foster and another lady whom I can’t remember the name. An I have heard that before about Whitney not being her daughter……..somebody had mentioned it to me a while back. Could there be a possibility that she could be Dionne Warwick’s child? Someone mentioned that also a while back. I think that Cissy was very strict on her daughter and she even mentioned the times when she left her kids alone with the Dad while she was out on the rode. Sometimes you can be to strict and too controlling of your children as you raise them and this will draw them away from you. Wonder will other members of the family or close friends ever come out to talk about Whitney? But you can tell that her family life was walk the straight and narrow and perhaps she did a lot of rebelling growing up in that household raised by her mom. Does anyone know at what age Whitney was when Cissy and her husband John divorced? Cause that could be rough being a single parent and trying to keep food on the table with no husband to help out
GAY PEOPLE IS WHO KEPT CISSY HOUSTON’S BELLY FULL AND SUSTAINED HER MUSIC CAREER LONG BEFORE WHITNEY BECAME A SUPERSTAR.
I’m saying, whose mother tries to get rich off of her own child’s tragic death! Wow, these people never stop! some family!
That woman was not gay her assistant/friend was, So Please STOP THE MADDNESS!
Thats a shame. Even if she WAS gay, who the fuck cares? Get off the bullshit rumors honey.
i respect that cissy says it like she means it, but her daughter had alot more important issues then her sexuality, has her mom even stop to think that maybe Whitney’s drug problem may have contributed to the fact that she was hiding her true feelings about things to a certain extent? not saying she was gay but if she was it was more to her issues then just that.
she was under a lot of pressure, and usually the ppl who first expose you to drugs are Friends and Family! …sad to say…..
I absolutely loved the interview. I respect & admire Cissy because she was so honest. Clearly she didn’t care what anybody thought of her other wise she probably wouldn’t have said it or written her book. She felt as though after everybody said whatever they had to say about Whitney, it was her turn to speak too. The fact that she said she wouldn’t have condoned her daughter being lesbian she still didn’t approve of Bobby neither. She even admits she thinks she was too hard on her at times, but she still adored her & you can tell she only wanted what was best for Whitney. She was right by her side throughout her career & life. So ppl can’t really be mad at her for feeling and saying what she said. At the end of the day she was her mother & in my opinion a damn good one. Regardless of Whitney’s struggles. Cissy did her best.
Agree totally with this perspective
@ Chloe, I so agree! Her mom kept it 100 and now “people” are upset… whatever! Ms. Cissy can say what she thinks just like any other American! I loved it! I can relate because NO I wouldnt be thrilled if my daughter(or son, for that matter) were gay, bi, curious or anything but HETERO sexual… and I say that w/NO apologies knowing good and darn well, it’s not the p/c response. I respect her stance, one mother to another. Furthermore, woman to woman, I respect her moxie in “sayin it w/her chest”, like she damn well means it… even though it’s not popular. #MissingWhitney
if robin was whitneys true love i feel as tho they would have been together eventually!
i honestly feel like whitney chose to live the life she wanted…you can only live a lie for so long in my opinion so no matter how much her mother cissy didnt approve of it i feel as tho whitney did what whitney wanted to do..so if anything maybe whitney HERSELF was struggling with her possible homosexuality and not struggling with whether or not her mother cissy approved….she was a drug addict and her mother didnt approve…she did it anyway! cissy disliked bobby..whitney married him anyway! so whitney would have done what whitney wanted to do regardless..cissy is not the blame..jmo
I believe Whitney wasn’t ‘safe’ in that house when her momma was on the road. Which led to her abuse of drugs and living up to this Princess Role, when she was ‘hood’. Also I think she wanted to be more RnB than pop. She probably confided in Robin about the abuse and her controlling mother and that was what she had over her. Did she dabble, more than likely but she as her mom said she experimented with a lot of things.
She was so very honest, I felt so sad for her and appreciative of her honesty. Cissy is still in a lot of pain as we can see, I am praying for her. I wish little Bobbi K would get it together!!! I am going to get Cissy’s book tomorrow!! Poor thing….
Cissy didn’t judge her she just simply answered no when Oprah asked would she had accepted it but who knows let Whitney rest on
I totally agree with your outlook on this matter. I have friends in the past that struggled seriously with their sexuality and the acceptance of their parents. In the African American traditional/ religious culture its def harder to come out to family and friends. They fear they will be accepted by friends but shunned by Family the ones they love the most. So as a result most turn to drugs and alcohol to cope. I really do believe this is what caused Whitneys spiral.
People please use this as a lesson, you can never change someones sexuality just accept them and shower them with love and if you are a true Christian pray to God for understanding. Lifes to short. I bet if you ask Cisssy now she would rather have Whitney here gay and alive than the present alternative……
yes gawd i think i shed a tear on that lol a very well written piece hunty.
So sad,,
I think Cissy was a huge part of Whitney’s drug addiction (not dismissing that Whitney was an adult and responsible for her choices). I think her mother is an overbearing, judgemental you know what…
The parent seems to always blame someone else for their child’s choices when the choice does not set right with them. I have always believed Whitney’s last day was a product of her mother’s final push.
aw thats sad i know whitney went THROUGH it in her life. i still love her. even more now if this is true….lol
my thing is, if she was a child of mind, i love her unconditionally, it wouldn’t matter if she was gay or not. We can’t put OUR sexual preference on someone else. you do you and i’ll do me.
Things that make you go hmmm
Hunni you did that… Your peice was beautifully written and, I to agree that there was more to Whitney’s death than drugs or heart disease so they say??? Koodos to you and your writting skills hunnyi.
It is absolutely ridiculous to assume that Whitney was gay because she hung out with a woman who appeared to be a lesbian. Has it even been confirmed that Robin was gay? From personal experience I can say with certainty that a gay and straight woman can have a friendship. Nothing more nothing less. It surprises me that a member of the gay community can make such stereotypical assumptions. Furthermore, if Whitney was gay I don’t think she would have a problem coming out. She openly displayed her drug addiction on a television show. It wouldn’t have been such a big step to come out as a lesbian. Whitney was a drug addict plain and simple. One doesn’t always have to have a torrid past to be an addict.
He’s not judging or assuming. You’re obviously very young seeing as though this rumor has been swirling around for years.I know from personal experience, people will speak to you in a certain manner when they feel they have leverage. More than likely, if we use our context clues, Cissy basically admitted that Whitney had, if nothing else, dibbled and dabbled in that lifestyle. The entertainment industry judged Whitney on so many levels, for her to come out as lesbian on top of everything else, would have only been (in her eyes I’m sure), a career killer. People are really judgmental. If society was made up of magical, accepting people, half of the industry would be “out”. Whitney was hurting, hiding, sad, and living a lie. That’s truth. No one would know better than mom. Secrets always come out after death!
She didnt judge her she answered the question. So you’re judging because you didn’t like her answer??
Cissy…honest or not was being very judgemental. And she appears angry. Some people say they are being honest but are really being mean…I think she is mean and hurtful. And it came to a head with her daughter (one which I think she was not worthy of).
I’m not judging Cissy…just an observation…”I’m Just Saying”
Sissy needs to reread that Bible, “Judge not, that ye be not judged” Matthew 7- It really bothers me how judgmental many Christians are, when Im sure Sissy was no angel herself, she might not have been gay or a drug addict but if you turn a few stones Im sure you will find some dirt! “Quiet as it’s kept” we all do things God doesn’t like, he forgives us so we can forgive others! Judging her daughter like that had to be a heavy cross for Whitney to bare, imagine being judged by the public & being judged at home, where was safe? No wonder she turned to drugs as an escape! R.I.P Whitney
I agree that Cissy is from the old school sanctified sect where being gay/lesbian is seen as an abomination and am not surprised by her response to Oprah. And based on the letter that Robyn wrote right after Whitney’s death, I’m pretty sure they must have had some kind of relationship…Whitney had Robyn on payroll for many years and that’s something alot of closeted celebs do in order to maintain image. I think we as society have come a long way in our perception of homosexuality and it saddens me that some of Whitney’s struggles with drugs may have come from her having to be closeted in a time where being out could have ended her career.
I don’t think that would have ruined her career….I think the people around her had that fear…that doesn’t make it a fact. You can’t deny the voice of Whitney Houston…hunty…I don’t care who she was sleeping with.
I’m happy black folks in America are getting to a place..beyond minding other folks bedroom business. js There are more openly gay people in the industry these days…so there should be no fear.
In the 80s, coming from the black church? The 1980′s? The height of the HIV crisis? No. It would have been a huge deal. *Maybe* there wouldn’t be severe backlash, but there certainly wouldn’t be much support, either. That would be an incredibly touch-and-go situation.
Even today………..her career wouldn’t be the same. Let’s be honest, homophobia is very real and although things have improved, a kid just committed suicide in the last week for being bullied for being gay. If there wasn’t hate, there would be more out male artists, given the fact the music industry is so predominantly non-heterosexual (not just gay but bisexual, pansexual, people who just are open regardless of gender, whatever else.)
There shouldn’t be fear, but there clearly still is. And we have to do better to break that wall down.
wow
mama said no…and no. point blank and the period. oprah wasnt ready for that, lol
LOL…Oprah was looking like…Girl…you going all the way in lol
when does it come on?
Why does everybody have to be gay nowadays ? I think if she was some woman would of come forward by now . It’s hard for stars to keep their lives private .
I always believed it was more to that story. Thanks for the insight
Didn’t see if but I wouldn’t put it out of mind that there were such demons inside. She has said time and time again that she (Whitney Houston) had to be what everyone wanted her to be… she was a brand and they constantly reminded her of that. Being openly gay back then would have floored her career and destroyed the church-based family. Sad that her mom couldn’t even find it in her heart to accept her daughter even in death.
I don’t think it’s okay to call her gay. We don’t know…I mean I guess Robyn can tell us how long they were together.if they were..they met at 16! Whitney probably didn’t really know what she wanted or who she was.. that young. But, I agree…if she was kicking it with all these chicks…somebody would have come forward by now….the books would be on the self…you know. and wouldn’t the correct term be bi-sexual…cause she date men too….obviously
Robyn has always been coy about their relationship. She clearly has the respect for Whitney to not air the laundry about their relationship. Whether it was a romantic one or not, there are reasons to believe it was, and reasons to believe it wasn’t. I don’t think it was, but there is nothing wrong with speculation, because it’s not a bad thing to be lesbian.
Romantic relationship or not, Cissy still did what she did in terms of breaking their relationship apart because she suspected that Robyn was a lesbian. And for that alone, she deserves criticism.
So that’s what was said.. She was honest and has a right to her beliefs. She didnt say she would disown her. I get the feeling Whitney did whatever she wanted to..
Running to watch this…ttyl Nessa
i just wish we could let this go! she went to her death denying being gay, and we still have no PROOF that she was gay, so leave it alone already!!
I dont care for her mother. i do believe she was a lesbian, and i know she felt bobby and bobbi kristina truly understands her. the sister in law gets on my nerves too.
Yes
Wow I heard about that even before she died…. I really gotta watch/read about it now
that interview pissed me off…
Why?