Is maurice hines gay

Yes, his own admission in an article from MetroWeekly.com March 30, 2006. While discussing two musicals 'Hot Feet' and 'The Red Shoes'

Here's his quote:

"I've always embraced [being gay]," he says. "It wasn't something that was hard for me, even when I was a young man and was living in rough areas." He recalls that one of the first men he ever dated was a football buddy of Gregory's.

"I don't tolerate [intolerance]," he says, "because it's negative. And anything negative in my life must be dismissed."