I actually wrote a portion of my dissertation on Wilde's public reception both as an artist/celebrity and in the wake of the scandal, so I happen to know this. Shaw was casual friends with Wilde, though he didn't think much of his writing and felt he was taking the theater in the wrong direction. He openly denounced Wilde's persecution, wrote a letter in support of him, and solicited letters from other writers (including Yeats, who declined to support him).
Shaw would certainly have been open to exploring homo possibilities, but I think he was pretty enthusiastic about women. And I've always thought he was very hot in youth and middle age.
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Date: 2010-09-23 01:07 am (UTC)Shaw would certainly have been open to exploring homo possibilities, but I think he was pretty enthusiastic about women. And I've always thought he was very hot in youth and middle age.