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'''William Seward Burroughs''' (1914-1997) author regarded as a "gay icon" and one of the founders of the [[American]] Gay Liberation movement. He was a drug addict and a [[pedophile]], and was prosecuted for obscenity and manslaughter. His works include ''The Naked Lunch'' (1959), ''Nova Express'' (1964), and ''Cities of the Red Night'' (1981).<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''.  Prentice Hall, New York, 1993.</ref>  He is sometimes nicknamed "William Sewer Burroughs".

'''William Seward Burroughs''' (February 5, 1914 - August 2, 1997) author regarded as a "gay icon" and one of the founders of the [[American]] Gay Liberation movement. He was a drug addict and a [[pedophile]], and was prosecuted for obscenity and manslaughter. His works include ''The Naked Lunch'' (1959), ''Nova Express'' (1964), and ''Cities of the Red Night'' (1981).<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''.  Prentice Hall, New York, 1993.</ref>  He is sometimes nicknamed "William Sewer Burroughs".

His life and writings demonstrate the close links between [[homosexuality]], [[pedophilia]] and the LGBT movement in which the latter has always flourished.

His life and writings demonstrate the close links between [[homosexuality]], [[pedophilia]] and the LGBT movement in which the latter has always flourished.