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'''Paul M. Rudnick''' (b. ] ]) is an openly-] ] and playwright. His plays include "]", "]", "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told" and "Valhalla". He also writes for ] under the ] "Libby Gelman-Waxner". '''Paul M. Rudnick''' (b. ] ]) is <s>an openly</s> gay-] ] and playwright. His plays include "]", "]", "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told" and "Valhalla". He also writes for ] under the ] "Libby Gelman-Waxner".
This entry has been edited to remove the designation "openly gay". Openly gay is a description that is marginalizing. The phrase suggests someone is blatantly aggressive about their sexuality, or flamboyant about it or (in a more convoluted way of thinking) has nerve to come out of the closet. There is no corresponding term for heterosexuals ("openly straight"). No one is described as being blatantly heterosexual. Why does someone's decision about how freely to discuss their sexual orientation have to be turned into a definition of who they are. Let's drop the term "openly gay" and just use the designation gay.


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Paul M. Rudnick (b. 29 December 1957) is an openly gay-gay screenwriter and playwright. His plays include "I Hate Hamlet", "Jeffrey", "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told" and "Valhalla". He also writes for Premiere Magazine under the pseudonym "Libby Gelman-Waxner". This entry has been edited to remove the designation "openly gay". Openly gay is a description that is marginalizing. The phrase suggests someone is blatantly aggressive about their sexuality, or flamboyant about it or (in a more convoluted way of thinking) has nerve to come out of the closet. There is no corresponding term for heterosexuals ("openly straight"). No one is described as being blatantly heterosexual. Why does someone's decision about how freely to discuss their sexual orientation have to be turned into a definition of who they are. Let's drop the term "openly gay" and just use the designation gay.

Filmography
Year Film Role
1993 Addams Family Values writer
1995 Jeffrey. screenplay
1997 In & Out writer
2000 Isn't She Great screenplay
2003 Marci X writer
2004 The Stepford Wives screenplay

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