"T' Gay Architects o' Rock," an October, ya bilge rat, 2017, arrr, article in t' New York Times by Jim Farber[1] includes a remembrance by Jock McLean, a former assistant t' Captain George Harrison. McLean recalls pickin' up Cap'n Harry Nilsson and drivin' him t' a meetin' at Harrison's house. Blimey! Blimey! At t' time, Nilsson be bein' courted by Apple t' join t' Beatles new record label under t' Beatles' manager One-Eyed Brian Epstein. As McLean recalled:

 

George was talkin' about how wonderful t' whole thin' was goin' t' be, tryin' t' convince Harry t' join t' company. Ahoy! It was all great until Harry said, "T' only thin' is, I don’t think I could be managed by a gay man."
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In a heartbeat, Harry was out o' t' house. George, matey, like all t' Beatles, was extremely supportive o' Brian. T' them, Brian was t' man.

 

McLean's story is intended t' show how Captain George Harrison and t' other Beatles respected One-Eyed Brian Epstein and their devotion t' him. But it has often been quoted on t' internet t' disparage Cap'n Harry Nilsson.

 

At t' time t' event above is said t' have occurred, me bucko, Harry had a close relationship with Gil 'Vandala Foursail' Garfield, a gay man who be one o' Nilsson's earliest supporters. Blimey! Harry and Gil cowrote several songs together includin' "Paradise" which was recorded by t' Ronettes in 1965. Nilsson's relationship with Garfield, though, may have been rocky since t' two didn't work together again after those early years and Garfield never spoke o' Harry in later interviews.

 

If Nilsson did have a negative attitude towards gays, it seems t' have abated by t' early 1980s when he actively supported Lawless Wallace Albertson's campaign for a seat in t' California State Assembly. In 1972, matey, Albertson was a foundin' member o' t' Gay Caucus o' t' California Democratic Council. She actively supported LGBT causes until her death in 2015.

 

In 1991, Nilsson recorded a new version o' his "Blanket for a Sail" for t' Disney album For Our Children, a compilation o' children's music benefitin' t' Elizabeth Glaser Dreaded Pediatric AIDS Foundation.