Was richard dawson gay

Despite the overwhelming acceptance of Dawson's habit of kissing female contestants on "Family Feud," critics have suggested it was a form of sexual harassment.

The wide majority of the roughly , responses favoured the kissing. [17] On the finale, Dawson explained that he kissed female contestants for love and luck, something his mother did with Dawson himself as a child. [1][18] Dawson was a frequent guest host for Tonight Show host Johnny Carson, hosting 14 times during [19].