ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː hæd ɛksklˈuːsɪvli hˌɛɾɚɹəsˈɛkʃuːəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps wˌaɪl jˈʌŋ, baɪ ðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z hˈɑːɹɡɹiːvz ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd ænd ɛmbɹˈeɪst hɪz hˌoʊmoʊsˈɛkʃuːˈælᵻɾi.
Although he had exclusively heterosexual relationships while young, by the early 1980s Hargreaves acknowledged and embraced his homosexuality.