The “human headline” Derryn Hinch has caused an outcry by claiming the late Graham Kennedy was gay and that he died of AIDS. In his defence, Hinch told the Sydney Morning Herald that “all history owes debts to the truth”. Kennedy’s friend Noelene Brown insists the man known as the King of Australian television did not die of AIDS. Whatever the truth of the matter, maybe we should all ask: is it relevant? Hinch insists that he is not homophobic, and that may be the case – but his comments will undoubtedly stir up homophobia in others and cloud the memory of a great entertainer in the process.