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Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85

White was among a generation of gay writers who in the 1970s became bards for a community no longer afraid to declare its existence.

Author Edmund White appears at his home
FILE – Author Edmund White appears at his home in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
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His novels included 'A Boy’s Own Story' and 'The Beautiful Room is Empty.'

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