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“Calvin [Trillin] was much more of a mover and a shaker. That's all I'm saying. I was a "weenie." That was another term back then.”

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Kevin Sessums

Kevin Sessums is an American author known for his unique perspective and profound insights. His works cover a range of topics including gender, identity, and human experience, and have been well-received by readers. more

“Another example of what I have to put up with from him. But there was a time I was mad at all my straight friends when AIDS was at its worst. I particularly hated the New Yorker, where Calvin [Trillin] has published so much of his work. The New Yorker was the worst because they barely ever wrote about AIDS. I used to take out on Calvin my real hatred for the New Yorker.”

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“David Remnick [the New Yorker's editor in chief]is about as interested in anything gay as I am interested in anything to do with baseball. It drives me nuts.”

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“[Calvin Trilllin] is not writing about things that I can criticize. I can call these other people out for what I think they are not doing. There's a big difference.”

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“That's why I tried to kill myself when I was a student [in Yale]. I thought I was the only one there.”

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“If there was criticism about [Oscar Wilde], it was because it was written by a straight man who wasn't very educated about the gay world.”

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“It's always been hard to be gay in Washington.”

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“I think I just felt a sadness at some points in my career that what is available to a straight writer is not available to a gay writer.”

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