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'''Gore Vidal''' (b. 1925, d. 2012) was an [[American]] writer notorious for his promotion of [[homosexuality]] and transexualism in two of his novels.

'''Gore Vidal''' (1925-2012) was an [[American]] writer notorious for his promotion of [[homosexuality]] and transexualism in two of his novels.

Because of his matter-of-fact treatment of homosexual relations in such books as ''The City and The Pillar'', Vidal is often seen as an early and unrelenting champion of sexual liberation. ''Sexually Speaking: Collected Sex Writings'', a representative sampling of his views, contains literary and cultural essays that document his long campaign to mock and subvert conventional American attitudes toward sex. Vidal was an early supporter of the [[North American Man-Boy Love Association]] (NAMBLA). <ref>Interview, ''The Paris Review'', 1978</ref>  

Because of his matter-of-fact treatment of homosexual relations in such books as ''The City and The Pillar'', Vidal is often seen as an early and unrelenting champion of sexual liberation. ''Sexually Speaking: Collected Sex Writings'', a representative sampling of his views, contains literary and cultural essays that document his long campaign to mock and subvert conventional American attitudes toward sex. Vidal was an early supporter of the [[North American Man-Boy Love Association]] (NAMBLA). <ref>Interview, ''The Paris Review'', 1978</ref>  

*''The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000'' (2001).

*''The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000'' (2001).

In 2009, Vidal received the National Book Foundation's award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.{<ref>http://www.nationalbook.org/amerletters_2009_vidal.html</ref>

In 2009, Vidal received the National Book Foundation's award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.<ref>http://www.nationalbook.org/amerletters_2009_vidal.html</ref>

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