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The breadth and profile of the community of LGBTQ playwrights around the world is outstanding.  Many of these individuals are national heroes, cultural icons and literary giants.  The wide diversity and popularity of LGBTQ playwrights reflects the community as a whole and attests to the universality and range of sexual orientations, both throughout history and today. 
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In the majority of cases, the subject matter of the written material reflects the LGBTQ community, its challenges and its successes.  Activism is a dominant theme, and both the play and the stage is the medium through which many playwrights participate in activism.  In some countries, this means that the playwright is politically marginalized or treated as an outcast by the ruling government despite their popular admiration and acceptance. The play is used as a means to express opinions and facts on issues such as feminism, discrimination, love, sexual identity, political repression, race, cultural identity, and more. 
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Plays can reflect the issues within the LGBTQ community itself.  The most prominent example of this is the AIDS epidemic - its impact on the theatre world and inclusion in the written work.
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Depictions of same sex attractions and relationships in plays predates any legislative changes in countries that decriminalized such activity or enshrined LGBTQ rights.  Homosexuality and the theatre have not been strangers.  Theatre has often been a means to liberate an individual from their social and religious confines, even for only a short period of time.  Like film, theatre can temporarily transport an individual to their ideal world of tolerance and acceptance in the realm of love and desire.  As laws do change, theatre itself becomes more assertive on the presentation of sexual orientation, and playwrights themselves become more comfortable with their own public sexual identity.
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These playwrights cover the range of genres in the theatre world:  musical, drama, comedy, and documentary.  There is a wide variety of subjects, artistic approaches and experiences conveyed. 
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Many of these playwrights have received local and national awards for their work, including Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, Obie Awards, Emmy Awards, Olivier Awards, and others.  Playwrights themselves have received national honours from their home countries.  As well, many of these LGBTQ individuals have made their mark in other popular entertainment pursuits, such as writing books and making films or as screenwriters for those films.
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The exciting aspect of this profession is the continuing emergence of new playwrights.  Too numerous to list here, these talented individuals tend to be more local in their work and presence while gaining significant reputations within their community.  They are often nurtured by local LGBTQ theatres with a supportive patron base.  With success and an accepting profession, these individuals smoothly graduate to the mainstream theatre world. 
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To read more about these individuals, simply click on their names to access their biographies:
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'''Australia'''
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* [[Deborah Cheetham]]
  
 
'''Brazil'''
 
'''Brazil'''
  
 
* [[Walmir Ayala]]
 
* [[Walmir Ayala]]
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* [[Raul Damonte Botana]] *
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* [[Raul Damonte Botana]]  
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* [[Jose Celso Martinez Correa]]
  
 
'''Canada'''
 
'''Canada'''
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* [[Anne-Marie Alonzo]]
 
* [[Anne-Marie Alonzo]]
 
* [[Trey Anthony]]
 
* [[Trey Anthony]]
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* [[Bilal Baig]]
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* [[Walter Borden]]
 
* [[Timothy Findley]]
 
* [[Timothy Findley]]
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* [[Sky Gilbert]] *
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* [[Thomas Fitzgerald]]
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* [[Diane Flacks]]
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* [[Waawaate Fobister]]
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* [[Brad Fraser]]
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* [[Sky Gilbert]]  
 
* [[John Herbert]]
 
* [[John Herbert]]
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* [[Rene Highway]]
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* [[Tomson Highway]]
 
* [[Daryl Hine]]
 
* [[Daryl Hine]]
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* [[Anne-Marie MacDonald]]
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* [[Andrew Kushnir]]
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* [[Robert Lepage]]
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* [[Ann-Marie MacDonald]]
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* [[Daniel MacIvor]]
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* [[Jovette Marchessault]]
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* [[Daniel David Moses]]
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* [[Jordan Tannahill]]
 
* [[Michel Tremblay]]
 
* [[Michel Tremblay]]
 
* [[R. M. Vaughan]]
 
* [[R. M. Vaughan]]
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* [[David Watmough]] *
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* [[David Watmough]]  
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* [[D'bi Young]] *
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* [[D'bi Young]]  
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'''Cuba'''
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* [[Maria Irene Fornes]]
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* [[Eduardo Machado]]
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* [[Virgilio Pinera]]
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* [[Severo Sarduy]]
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'''Egypt'''
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* [[Maher Sabry]]
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'''Estonia'''
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* [[Elisar von Kupffer]]
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'''Finland'''
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* [[Pirkko Helena Saisio]]
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* [[Hagar Olsson]]
  
 
'''France'''
 
'''France'''
  
 
* [[Francois Le Metel de Boisrobert]]
 
* [[Francois Le Metel de Boisrobert]]
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'''Ghana'''
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* [[Tawiah M'carthy]]
  
 
'''Great Britain'''
 
'''Great Britain'''
  
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* [[Damian Barr]]
 
* [[Neil Vivian Bartlett]]
 
* [[Neil Vivian Bartlett]]
 
* [[Alan Bennett]]
 
* [[Alan Bennett]]
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* [[Patrick Cash]]
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* [[Dominic Cooke]]
 
* [[Sir Noel Coward]]
 
* [[Sir Noel Coward]]
 
* [[Daphne du Maurier]]
 
* [[Daphne du Maurier]]
 
* [[Maureen Duffy]]
 
* [[Maureen Duffy]]
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* [[Osbert Sitwell]]*
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* [[Peter Gill]]
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* [[Jonathan Harvey]]
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* [[D.H. Lawrence]]
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* [[Christopher Marlowe]]
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* [[W. Somerset Maugham]]
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* [[Joe Orton]]
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* [[Mark Ravenhill]]
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* [[Osbert Sitwell]]
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* [[Matthew Todd]]
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'''Iceland'''
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* [[Jonina Leosdottir]]
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'''India'''
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* [[Mahesh Dattani]]
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'''Ireland'''
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* [[Brendan Behan]]
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* [[Micheal Mac Liammoir]]
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* [[Colm Toibin]]
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* [[Oscar Wilde]]
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'''Italy'''
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* [[Pietro Aretino]]
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'''Japan'''
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* [[Yukio Mishima]]
  
 
'''Mexico'''
 
'''Mexico'''
  
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* [[Agustin Lazo Adalid]]
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* [[Emilio Carballido]]
 
* [[Nancy Cardenas]]
 
* [[Nancy Cardenas]]
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* [[Tanya Saracho]]
 
* [[Xavier Villaurrutia]]
 
* [[Xavier Villaurrutia]]
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'''Puerto Rico'''
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* [[Carmen de Monteflores]]
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* [[Víctor Fernandez-Fragoso]]
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* [[Marga Gomez]]
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* [[Abniel Marat]]
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* [[Charles Rice-Gonzalez]]
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'''Scotland'''
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* [[Jack Dickson]]
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* [[Jackie Kay]]
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'''Singapore'''
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* [[Chay Yew]]
  
 
'''South Africa'''
 
'''South Africa'''
  
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* [[Johannes Kerkorrel]] *
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* [[Johannes Kerkorrel]]  
  
 
'''Spain'''
 
'''Spain'''
  
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* [[Augustin Gomez Arcos]] *
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* [[Augustin Gomez Arcos]]  
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* [[Jacinto Benavente]]
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* [[Frederico Garcia Lorca]]
  
 
'''Sweden'''
 
'''Sweden'''
  
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* [[Jonas Gardell]] *
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* [[Jonas Gardell]]  
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'''Tanzania'''
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* [[Nick Mwaluko]]
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'''Turkey'''
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* [[Murathan Mungan]]
  
 
'''United States'''
 
'''United States'''
  
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* [[Leroy Aarons]]
 
* [[Edward Albee]]
 
* [[Edward Albee]]
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* [[Luis Alfaro]]
 
* [[Rane Ramon Arroyo]]
 
* [[Rane Ramon Arroyo]]
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* [[Jon Robin Baitz]] *
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* [[Howard Ashman]]
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* [[Jon Robin Baitz]]  
 
* [[James Baldwin]]
 
* [[James Baldwin]]
 
* [[Natalie Clifford Barney]]
 
* [[Natalie Clifford Barney]]
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* [[Douglas Carter Beane]]
 
* [[Chad Beguelin]]
 
* [[Chad Beguelin]]
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* [[Jane Bowles]] *
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* [[Dan Berkowitz]]
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* [[Kate Bornstein]]
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* [[Ella Boureau]]
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* [[Jane Bowles]]  
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* [[Perry Brass]]
 
* [[James Broughton]]
 
* [[James Broughton]]
 
* [[Charles Busch]]
 
* [[Charles Busch]]
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* [[Peter Cameron]] *
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* [[Peter Cameron]]  
 
* [[Jane Chambers]]
 
* [[Jane Chambers]]
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* [[Helene Cixous]]
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* [[Paul Downs Colaizzo]]
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* [[Mart Crowley]]
 
* [[Mercedes de Acosta]]  
 
* [[Mercedes de Acosta]]  
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* [[Snehal Desai]]
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* [[Owen Dodson]]
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* [[Christopher Durang]]
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* [[Rick Elice]]
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* [[Carolyn Gage]]
 
* [[Paul Goodman]]
 
* [[Paul Goodman]]
 
* [[Angelina Weld Grimke]]
 
* [[Angelina Weld Grimke]]
 
* [[Lorraine Hansberry]]
 
* [[Lorraine Hansberry]]
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* [[George Kelly]] *
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* [[Jeremy O. Harris]]
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* [[Trebor Healey]]
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* [[William Hoffman]]
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* [[Samuel Hunter]]
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* [[William Inge]]
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* [[Albert Innaurato]]
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* [[Michael R. Jackson]]
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* [[Stephen Karam]]
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* [[Joe Keenan]]
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* [[Collin Kelley]]
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* [[George Kelly]]  
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* [[James Kirkwood]]
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* [[Lisa Kron]]
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* [[Tony Kushner]]
 
* [[Jack Larson]]
 
* [[Jack Larson]]
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* [[Leah Lax]]
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* [[Craig Lucas]]
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* [[Charles Ludlum]]
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* [[John Logan]]
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* [[Matthew Lopez]]
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* [[Donna M. Loring]]
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* [[Taylor Mac]]
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* [[Edna St. Vincent Millay]]
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* [[Tarell Alvin McCraney]]
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* [[Carson McCullers]]
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* [[Terence McNally]]
 
* [[James Merrill]]
 
* [[James Merrill]]
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* [[Phyllis Nagy]]
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* [[Robert O'Hara]]
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* [[Isaac Oliver]]
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* [[Robert Patrick]]
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* [[Darryl Pinckney]]
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* [[Miguel Pinero]]
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* [[James Purdy]]
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* [[Robert Rodi]]
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* [[Paul Rudnick]]
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* [[Tanya Saracho]]
 
* [[Sarah Schulman]]
 
* [[Sarah Schulman]]
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* [[Kati Schwartz]]
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* [[David Sedaris]]
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* [[Martin Sherman]]
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* [[Del Shores]]
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* [[Jill Soloway]]
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* [[Jonathan Tolins]]
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* [[Paula Vogel]]
 
* [[Gore Vidal]]
 
* [[Gore Vidal]]
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* [[Jeff Whitty]] *
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* [[Jeff Whitty]]  
 
* [[Thornton Wilder]]
 
* [[Thornton Wilder]]
 
* [[Tennessee Williams]]
 
* [[Tennessee Williams]]
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* [[Marc Wolf]] *
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* [[Doric Wilson]]
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* [[Perry Dean Young]] *
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* [[Mara Wilson]]
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* [[Marc Wolf]]  
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* [[Doug Wright]]
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* [[Perry Dean Young]]  
  
 
'''Venezuela'''
 
'''Venezuela'''
  
 
* [[Moises Kaufman]]
 
* [[Moises Kaufman]]
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Lyricists and Composers for Theatre and Film]]
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Dance Choreographers]]
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* [[Pulitzer Prize Winning LGBTQ Authors and Poets]]
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* [[LGBTQ Romance Writers]]
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* [[LGBTQ Mystery and Horror Writers]]
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* [[LGBTQ Authors of Children and Teen Books]]
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* [[LGBTQ Writers and Illustrators of Comic Books]]
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* [[LGBTQ Science Fiction Writers]]
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* [[Prominent Biographers Who are LGBTQ]]
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* [[Prominent Theatre and Film Critics Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[LGBTQ Travel Writers]]
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Artistic Directors in the Arts and Entertainment World]]
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* [[Translators Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[Short Story Writers from the LGBTQ Community]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Gay%20and%20Lesbian%20Theatre
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The breadth and profile of the community of LGBTQ playwrights around the world is outstanding. Many of these individuals are national heroes, cultural icons and literary giants. The wide diversity and popularity of LGBTQ playwrights reflects the community as a whole and attests to the universality and range of sexual orientations, both throughout history and today.

In the majority of cases, the subject matter of the written material reflects the LGBTQ community, its challenges and its successes. Activism is a dominant theme, and both the play and the stage is the medium through which many playwrights participate in activism. In some countries, this means that the playwright is politically marginalized or treated as an outcast by the ruling government despite their popular admiration and acceptance. The play is used as a means to express opinions and facts on issues such as feminism, discrimination, love, sexual identity, political repression, race, cultural identity, and more.

Plays can reflect the issues within the LGBTQ community itself. The most prominent example of this is the AIDS epidemic - its impact on the theatre world and inclusion in the written work.

Depictions of same sex attractions and relationships in plays predates any legislative changes in countries that decriminalized such activity or enshrined LGBTQ rights. Homosexuality and the theatre have not been strangers. Theatre has often been a means to liberate an individual from their social and religious confines, even for only a short period of time. Like film, theatre can temporarily transport an individual to their ideal world of tolerance and acceptance in the realm of love and desire. As laws do change, theatre itself becomes more assertive on the presentation of sexual orientation, and playwrights themselves become more comfortable with their own public sexual identity.

These playwrights cover the range of genres in the theatre world: musical, drama, comedy, and documentary. There is a wide variety of subjects, artistic approaches and experiences conveyed.

Many of these playwrights have received local and national awards for their work, including Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, Obie Awards, Emmy Awards, Olivier Awards, and others. Playwrights themselves have received national honours from their home countries. As well, many of these LGBTQ individuals have made their mark in other popular entertainment pursuits, such as writing books and making films or as screenwriters for those films.

The exciting aspect of this profession is the continuing emergence of new playwrights. Too numerous to list here, these talented individuals tend to be more local in their work and presence while gaining significant reputations within their community. They are often nurtured by local LGBTQ theatres with a supportive patron base. With success and an accepting profession, these individuals smoothly graduate to the mainstream theatre world.

To read more about these individuals, simply click on their names to access their biographies:

Australia

Brazil

Canada

Cuba

Egypt

Estonia

Finland

France

Ghana

Great Britain

Iceland

India

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Mexico

Puerto Rico

Scotland

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Tanzania

Turkey

United States

Venezuela

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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