Intolerance at its finest moment

Military discrimination has, to my knowledge, facilitated exactly one positive development (I'd be happy to hear if i missed anything else). Apparently, Jimi Hendrix managed to avoid a stint in Vietnam in the early sixties by pretending to be homosexual.

In regular visits to the base psychiatrist at Fort Campbell, Ky., in spring
1962, Hendrix complained that he was in love with one of his squad mates and
that he had become addicted to masturbating, Cross writes. Finally, Capt.
John Halbert recommended him for discharge, citing his "homosexual
tendencies."

This would be hilarious information to unearth about any artistic legend, but with Jimi Hendrix, it couldn't be more ridiculous. An insatiable appetite for women remains one of the cornerstones of the Hendrix legend. Or maybe he was gay and just tried really, really, really, really, really hard to compensate for what he thought was a lack of traditional masculinity. He succeeded in tricking me. Besides that, it sounds like a pretty typical rags-to-riches-to-drugs-to-deathbed rock story...which means I'd find it interesting.