My Parents Both Were Doing The Civil

I Want To Do Some Fiction Writing, I've Had Some Pretty Good Luck With Short Stories, I'd Like To Do A Couple Of Larger Things.

When People Used To Call Me A Political Writer, It Was Kind Of Confusing Because I Was Always Much More Interested In The Social End Of Things Which Hinges On The Political, But It Isn’t Really Part Of It.

It's Neat To Have Finally Reached A Point Where I Can Accept What I Was And What I Am.

I Think These Last 10 Years Have Seen Just A Huge Shift In The Psyche Of This Country As Regards Gay People. I Think Aids Had A Lot To Do With It. So Many Families Who Really Believed They'd 'never Met One' Were Suddenly Confronted With Their Sons Becoming Ill, And Friends Of Sons. I Think That Brought A Lot Of It Into The Open.

I Started 'society's Child' On A Bus In East Orange As I Was Going Home From School. I Saw A Black And White Couple Sitting There And Started Thinking About It.