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.
Richard S. Primuth of The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide asserts that Bram Stoker, a closeted gay man and friend of Oscar Wilde, began writing "Dracula" while Wilde was serving a prison sentence for gross indecency.