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Hughes, LangstonLangston Hughes, whose literary legacy is enormous and varied, was closeted, but homosexuality was an important influence on his literary imagination, and many of his poems may be read as gay texts.
Beat GenerationThe writers of the Beat Generation, many of whom were gay or bisexual, endorsed gay rights as a part of their rebellion against inhibition and self-censorship.
Comedy of MannersThe Comedy of Manners, which flourished on the Restoration stage, has been particularly amenable to twentieth-century gay male writers as a vehicle for social satire in both dramatic and nondramatic works.
Sedaris, DavidUsing his and his family's experiences, particularly his childhood in Raleigh, North Carolina, and his own wacky perspective on life, David Sedaris has become a world-famous humorist, comedian, writer, playwright, and radio personality.
Novel: LesbianFrom the great modernist writers of the 1920s and 1930s to the pulp writers of the 1950s to the lesbian writers of today, lesbian novelists have had a powerful impact on the lesbian community.
From its beginning, the nineteenth century in England had a purposeful homosexual literature of considerable bulk, both male and female, though it was fettered by oppression.
Persecuted for his homosexuality by the Castro government he had once championed, Cuban novelist, essayist, and poet Reinaldo Arenas challenged all types of ideological dogmatism.
Baudelaire, CharlesLast updated on: 09/21/11
Congratulations to Klaus Wowereit on his election to a third five-year term as Mayor of Berlin. In the Berlin city-state election on September 18, 2011, Wowereit led the center-left Social Democratic Party to victory.
The success positions Wowereit as the Social Democrats' leading candidate for Chancellor in the federal elections of 2013.
Analysts attribute Wowereit's reelection to his personal popularity. The Mayor, who came out in 2001 at a party conference prior to his election by declaring, "I'm gay, and that's a good thing," is credited with helping to turn Berlin into one of Europe's top cultural hubs over the last decade.
Wowerit is one of a handful of openly gay or lesbian mayors of major cities. Among them are Bertrand Delanoë of Paris, Annise Parker of Houston, Samuel Adams of Portland, Oregon, and Jim Gray of Lexington, Kentucky.
Their numbers may soon be increased. Speaker of the New York City Council Christine Quinn is expected to make a strong bid to become mayor of her city, former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Bevan Dufty is running to become his city's first openly gay mayor, and London's highest ranking police official Brian Paddick has recently announced his candidacy for mayor.
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