Richard S. Primuth of The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide writes that Stoker, a closeted gay man and close friend of Oscar Wilde, began writing Dracula just as Wilde was sentenced to hard labor after his conviction for gross indecency.
According to Richard S. Primuth of The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, Bram Stoker, a closeted gay man and friend of Oscar Wilde, started writing "Dracula" during the time when Wilde was imprisoned for his conviction on charges of gross indecency.