Christian fundamentalists ntue to ntend that homosexualy don't exist, and that gay people choose their liftyle whout any blogil predisposn. They further argue that homosexualy
Contents:
- 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL GAY AUTHORS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
- 11 HISTORIL FIGUR YOU DIDN’T KNOW WERE GAY
- 30 FAMO GAY PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
- FAMO GAY PEOPLE
- CLASSIC GAY MALE LERATURE
25 MOST INFLUENTIAL GAY AUTHORS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
Fd out the 25 Most Influential Gay Authors You Should Know About 1. Osr Wil 2. Jam Baldw 3. Tennsee Williams 4. Gore Vidal 5. Edmund Whe. * famous gay authors in history *
Bgraphers have ntually bated Whman’s sexual orientatn; his poetry, particularly Leav of Grass, which faced ser censorship after s publitn, ntas several homoerotic imag, however others argue that this was untentnal. Osr Wil (who also appears on this list), after meetg Whman 1882, was adamant that Whman was gay, and even told the activist Gee Cecil Iv, “I have the kiss of Walt Whman still on my lips. Dorian Gray was origally published Lipptt’s Monthly Magaze, and drew such harsh cricism for s pictn of “immoraly, ” (one character the novel exprs a potentially romantic fatuatn for another male character) that when was later re-published as a book, Wil toned down the novel’s homoerotic subtext.
11 HISTORIL FIGUR YOU DIDN’T KNOW WERE GAY
* famous gay authors in history *
In 1956, Baldw published Gvanni’s Room, a novel that drew tense attentn and cricism for s portrayal of homosexualy and bisexualy and is often ced as one of the most important queer novels ever wrten.
Capote was openly gay, and while he was never much of an active participant the gay rights movement, the openns wh which he exprsed his inty njunctn wh his level of celebry was an important tone queer history.
30 FAMO GAY PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
As a gay trans man, Sullivan was met wh obstacl to his transn, for at the time he was seekg medil attentn, heterosexualy was a crern for regnn of medil necsy for transn. Known for his grim and often btal sense of humor, Sullivan once wrote, “I took a certa pleasure rmg the genr clic that even though their program told me I uld not live as a Gay man, looks like I’m gog to die like one.
FAMO GAY PEOPLE
Wh same-sex marriage now legal all parts of the UK, n sometime be easy to fet how different attus to homosexualy were the past, and how much change has taken place over the past 50 years.
CLASSIC GAY MALE LERATURE
For hundreds of years gay people have stggled to be accepted and treated the same as people who are not fact wasn't until 1967, that two men were able to be a relatnship together whout the fear of beg stands for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr. Sometim appears wh Q, meang queer and +, which is an clive symbol to mean 'and others' to clu people of all history month tak place Febary each year, to help te people on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr history, as well as the history of the gay and civil rights out more about some of those who have ma an impact both om the past and prent.