Being gay Quote by Luis Negron

I am a gay writer, absolutely. And in no way does that fact limit the reach or importance of what I write.

— Garth Greenwell

in writing, sex doesn't matter; it's the writing that matters.

— Nadine Gordimer

It's to a writer's advantage to contain within himself elements of each sex, or any sex. It's to his advantage because it makes him…

— Tennessee Williams

Sex is difficult to write about because it's just not sexy enough. The only way to write about it is not to write much.…

— Toni Morrison

Maybe the most interesting thing gay writers can do is show the tension between the breadth of gay experiences and the unity of what…

— Vestal McIntyre

You could say I don't want for me be seen primarily as a gay writer. I've never hidden my sexuality. It matters that I'm…

— Michael Cunningham

“A pervasive misconception about sexual orientation doggedly clings to the conversation about being LGBT in our current culture: that one’s sexual orientation is defined…

— Aaron Hartzler

Women do not always have to write about women, or gay men about gay men. Indeed, something good and new might happen if they…

— Kathryn Hughes

I am a gay writer, but I am also a Scottish writer and some days a lazy writer, or a funny writer. Being gay…

— Damian Barr

Most important, in portraying gay people... it's just like portraying anybody else.

— Luke Macfarlane

The way I approach the character isn't about being gay or straight. It's just about who you love. Gender has very little to do…

— Mia Kirshner

If the act of writing is the act of putting aside the masculine, then you might in that way, it may sound almost crazy…

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim