Maupin worked at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, a station managed by future U.S. Senator Jesse Helms. Helms nominated Maupin … See more

Tales of the City is a series of novels, the first portions of which were published initially as a newspaper serial starting on August 8, 1974, in a Marin County newspaper, The Pacific Sun, picked up in 1976 by th… See more

Maupin has stated that he recognized his sexual orientation as gay from a young age, although he did not engage in sexual activity until he was 25, and decided to come out in 1974. For 12 years, he was in a relationshi… See more