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TENNSEE WILLIAMS’ PATGS EXPLORED BEG GAY AMERI
Qutn about Sudnly Last Summer: “Was Tennsee Wiliams gay?” * was tennesee williams gay *
What you may not know is that the playwright was homosexual durg a time Ameri’s history that was practilly crimal to be such.
It was durg the late 1930s when Williams me to terms wh his homosexualy.
WAS TENNSEE WILIAMS GAY?
The Uned Stat was fairly nservative durg this time, and life was harsh for homosexuals. Many laws were passed outlawg gay relatnships.
Beg openly gay durg his lifetime was an timidatg proposn, but Williams ran hard and fast wh , experiencg public, temptuo relatnships that would have ma him verifiable Instagram fire if he'd jt stuck out for a few more s. Throughout his life, his homosexualy was an open secret, and publicly nfirmed the post-Stonewall era.