One author I love is Willa Cather, early 20th century writer who died 1947. She wrote about pioneer women who helped settle the American west.
In reading her stories, which focused on women but had fine male characters as well, I had no inkling of the author’s sex life. She just told mighty fine stories.
Later I learned Cather was a lesbian. Couldn’t care less.
Willa Cather never married, but had close women friends. That does not make her a lesbian —— except to lesbian propagandists.