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: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.

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.