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'''Gore Vidal''', born 1925, is an [[American]] writer notorious for his promotion of [[homosexuality]] and transexualism in two of his novels.

'''Gore Vidal''', born 1925, is 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.

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 main character of ''City'' rapes and murders a man who resists his sexual advances. The hero of ''Myra Breckinridge'' also rapes a man.

The main character of ''City'' rapes and murders a man who resists his sexual advances. The hero of ''Myra Breckinridge'' also rapes a man.