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