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Writer Edmund White.

Edmund White has written about American gay culture for over two decades. White, who himself is gay, discusses the loss of a lover to Aids. White says he has tested positive for HIV. His essays chronicle the gay rights movement from the 1969 Stonewall riots to the present. His newest book, Skinned Alive was published last month by Knopf. White's next book is due out in November titled Our Paris: Sketches from Memory. His other books include; Genet: a biography, Forgetting Elena, Nocturnes for the King of Naples, States of Desire, Travels in Gay America, A Boys Own Story, Caracole, and The Beautiful Room is Empty. (Originally aired 11/22/94)

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Other segments from the episode on August 11, 1995

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 11, 1995: Interview with Lucy Grealy; Interview with Edmund White; Review of the film "Clueless."

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