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Larry Kramer is an influential American playwright, born on June 25, 1935. Known for his sharp social commentary and profound character development, Kramer's works primarily focus on the lives and struggles of the LGBTQ+ community. His masterpieces include 'The Normal Heart' and 'The Boys in the Band', which have had a profound impact on the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

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Famous Larry Kramer Quotes

“Closets, schmosets, everyone’s out of the closet. Now where the fuck are the men!”

Book:Faggots

Source: Faggots

“I don't consider myself an artist. I consider myself a very opinionated man who uses words as fighting tools.”

Men Use Artist Fighting Tools Opinionated

Book:Reports from the Holocaust: The Story of an AIDS Activist

Source: Reports from the Holocaust: The Story of an AIDS Activist

“I now realize that I am a gay man before anything else. Other gays may think they're a Jew first, or black, or a banker, but I'm gay.”

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Author:Larry Kramer

“Some reporter called me 'the angriest gay man in the world' or some such. Well, it stuck, but I realized it was very useful.”

Men World Wells Gay I Realized Stuck Reporters Gay Men

Author:Larry Kramer

“George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were gay, just for starters. They didn't have a name for it, but their primary affections and intellectual attractions were all for other men.”

Men Names Gay Intellectual Affection Attraction Primaries Abraham Starters

Author:Larry Kramer

About the Author

Born: June 25, 1935
Known for: Playwright
Quotes: 47

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FaggotsRelated source material

The Normal Heart & The Destiny of MeRelated source material

The Normal Heart and The Destiny of Me: Two PlaysRelated source material

Reports from the Holocaust: Making of an AIDS ActivistRelated source material

Reports from the Holocaust: The Story of an AIDS ActivistRelated source material

The American People: Volume 1: Search for My HeartRelated source material

The American People: Volume 1: Search for My Heart: A NovelRelated source material

The Normal HeartRelated source material

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