Gay icon a prototypical portrait of a tortured closet case." Due to Saint Sebastian's status as a gay icon, Tennessee Williams chose to use the saint's name for the martyred character Sebastian in his play, "Suddenly, Last Summer". The name was also used by Oscar Wilde—as Sebastian Melmoth—when in exile after his release from prison. Wilde, an Irish writer and poet, was about as "out of the closet" as was possible for the late 19th century, and is himself considered to be a gay icon. Marie Antoinette was an early lesbian icon. Rumors about her relationships with women circulated in pornographic detail
Indonesian exile literature Indonesian exile literature Indonesian exile literature refers to works of Indonesian literature produced by writers living in exile after the 30 September Movement (, or G30S) led an abortive "coup d'état" in 1965. This applies especially those living in Western Europe, with a focus on the Netherlands. Exile literature is not a literary school, but rather a literary incarnation of a unique political situation. Although writings by Indonesian exiles, including Tan Malaka, Sukarno, Sutan Sjahrir, and Mohammad Hatta, were evident from the 1920s, the most commonly studied form of Indonesian exile literature is of that which resulted from the 30