Darn, so it´s really true. I never really believed those rumors about him and Rock Hudson, but apparently he did play for the other team.

Semper Bi!

My mother, God rest her soul, would be devastated.

Well, Golleee!
Shazam!
Could this explain why Sgt Carter was always ragging on poor Gomer? Must be that Carter was a homophobe.

I wonder if Lou Ann Poovie feels like Gomer used her on those double dates with Sgt Carter and Bunny.

OK, let me be the first to say... Surprise, surprise!

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.......NOT

When my mother learned of his preference long ago, she said she´d never be able to watch him sing again without imagining where his mouth has been.

This guys has been obscure for 40 years. Not even a story, except it tears down one of the 1960´s American icons of "normal" life. Libs never relent.

It was a personal thing. Now it´s a financial thing.

Oh, goodie, now I can live. Creep

Male homosexuals or male bisexuals have been around since time began. This is not a recent phenomenon. Some of the greatest inventors, war heroes etc have been inclined thus.

The only thing that´s changed in the last 50 years or so is that it´s no longer the love that dare not speak its name. People are no longer hiding in dark corners like they used to. Laws have been abolished, conventions have changed....it´s all part of the process of social progress.

Jim Nabors appears to be happy. At 82, he is more than entitled to his happiness.

For Pete´s sake, the poor guy is gay. So what?

A previous poster has it correct, now it´s for money, so he can leave hs estate to his long-time partner without paying a bunch of taxes.

That makes my point. If the government wasn´t tied up in rewarding/punishing people based on their marital status, this gay marriage stuff would not even be an issue. I don´t care if commited gays want to marry, and niether should anyone else.

Big government - it´s the problem, friends, not the solution.

Congratulations, Mr. Nabors, and best wishes to you two. May your remaining years together be as good as your past decades have been.

It undermines real marriage and real families, to the detriment of moral society. Nothing personal, Gomer.

Our nation, once strong and healthy with moral standards and reverence for God and the Bible......is going down the irrelevancy drain as fast as the putrid waters swirl.-----------Do we refuse to learn nothing from history?.....Are we so eager to join the ruins of Rome.----It seems we are.----Now our nation celebrates ´gays and lesbians´ and is probably bullying our Boy Scouts to join them in their debauched lifestyle....-Jim Nabors was beloved by many, but now joins the ranks of many others who fooled us well.----What is wrong & degrading is now considered right.....What was once upheld as right and true, is now laughed at & sneered.-------I pray God has mercy on our nation.

I always loved Gomer. I can remember that stupid voice he´d use, then he´d start singing in that wonderful baritone voice. He never was confrontational on the screen or off, and seems to have lived a quiet, happy life in semi-seclusion. God bless him.

Seriously, I didn´t know that he was gay. But then, it´s not surprising either. I still like him, though.

Gotta say, "I don´t really give a hoot." But I really would like to see the federal debt coming down!

Well, surprise, surprise, surprise!

I´d be more inclined to listen to opponents of gay marriage if they also opposed divorce.

Okay, I´ll catch flack for this, but I´ve believed he was gay for decades. He never hid it, he just did what most of us do and kept his sex life private. He is loved by all who know him personally and seems like the sweetest guy. And not many make 38 years in a relationship. So, congratulations Jim and Stan. I´m not an advocate of gay marriage but if this makes you two happy, then I´m happy for you.

If "whatever makes you happy" is our new standard of moral behavior, then we are in worse trouble than Imperial Rome.

Didn´t see that one coming. s/o

The article and his comments are so sane and reflect his kindness. No activist, not preaching or indoctrinating anyone. Makes some of the comments on this thread look shabby.

Re #8, I can´t imagine every having said something like that to one of my children.

He always was quite lite in the loafers...

I can´t believe that people didn´t know he was gay. I don´t care if he wants to get "married" in a place where it is legal. I personally do not recognize gay "marriage." To do so, requires a re-definition of marriage and an change in the definitions of husband and wife. It is amazing to me that people want to throw over an institution that is thousands of years old and the bedrock of civilization so easily.

I LOVE Jim Nabors - and I´m glad he hasn´t "flaunted" his lifestyle. But, however much I love him, it´s still a sin in the eyes of God.

Watching Gomer Pyle USMC when I was a young girl brought me many hours of enjoyment. Jim Nabors was so funny and the basic message of the show was that you should try to see what was in a persons heart, and not focus on the exterior or superficial. Gomer was a bungler, but a sincere and well- meaning one. I´m a fan, grateful to a performer for entertaining me with his talent (what a singing voice!)

As to his personal life, I don´t believe that I need to judge him. I serve the Lord who defended the woman taken in adultery, and I don´t believe that when He judges me I will be held to account for being kind or respectful to other human beings. I think I have enough failings of my own to worry about. I respect Jim Nabors and I wish him well.

I´d like to thank some of the other commenters who hold different opinions from mine for giving me a push to think about the Greatest Commandment this morning, though. It has improved my day!

How nice for them. It´s still not a marriage.

I was just wondering about him recently. Whether he´s still alive.

I always loved Jim Nabors. He came off as such a gentle soul and his talent is/was off the charts.

He lives so quietly. Has so much dignity compared to so much of the entertainment industry. I´m glad I´m from the era that saw him performing in his prime.

I heard this about him many years ago and it´s been known in Hollywood forever. Oh well, I still love Gomer Pyle!

Disgusting

Gaoooolee!

My late mother said she just about fell out of her chair when she heard him sing for the first time. I must admit it is kind of jarring to hear his regular voice and then when he sings, wow.

In my experience, most people who are quick to condemn homosexuality or homosexuals or to use the Bible to do so are usually poorly read or educated on the subject. This is inexcusable, considering the vast amount of sociological, scientific and Biblical literature and studies on the subject. Most people who read and quote the Bible on this read the Bible through provincial and 21st-century eyes and understandings and without even a minimum knowledge of the original languages of the texts they´re citing and reciting.

Next they´ll be trying to tell me Liberace was gay....

Congratulations to Jim. Hope he and his partner are happy.

Yawn.....

So tell me, when are we going to fix the budget, cut spending, and tackle the debt?

It always looked like he was trying to deep throat that microphone when he sang "Back Home in Indiana" at the Indy 500. Guess now we know why.

I wish Mr. Nabors and Mr. Cadwallader every happiness.

Child molesters and reprobates of every stripe will be happy to learn that the new standard is...
´´Whatever makes you happy!´´

Heaven help us.

This is part of the gay agenda - to shove gay marriage in the face of society. This should never have been reported. It is not news. 82-year olds getting married is nothing new. Homosexuality is not new. This is just the media doing their old games of running down our culture.