In the face of such circumstances, Schulman remains a prolific writer and committed political agitator. From her claims that the content of the successful 1996 musical Rent was lifted from her novel People In Trouble (1991) to her oft-cited difficulty publishing on politically volatile themes like intergenerational gay relationships and the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, controversy is never far behind her. The impact and reception of Schulman’s work, however, has always been controversial. In these works, Schulman has chronicled her experiences and the politics of her various communities in sensuous and candid detail. In addition to participating in action in the streets, Schulman has also published numerous novels, plays, screenplays, and nonfiction books. She has fought for abortion rights, for women’s reproductive health, for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights, and against the AIDS crisis. Sarah Schulman has been a formidable presence in the New York cultural and queer activist milieu for more than thirty years.
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