>>“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Isaac Asimov
I’m pretty sure that was Arthur C. Clarke, not Asimov.
Arthur C. Clarke, Gay at at Wikipedia. FWYW I read his Childhood’s End in Jr High School >>>>>>>
In his biography of Stanley Kubrick, John Baxter cites Clarke’s homosexuality as a reason why he relocated, due to more tolerant laws with regard to homosexuality in Sri Lanka.[46] In 1998, the Sunday Mirror reported that he paid Sri Lankan boys for sex, leading to the cancellation of plans for Prince Charles to knight him on a visit to the country.[47][48] The accusation was subsequently found to be baseless by the Sri Lankan police.[49][50] Journalists who enquired of Clarke whether he was gay were told, “No, merely mildly cheerful.”[32] However, Michael Moorcock wrote:
Everyone knew he was gay. In the 1950s, I’d go out drinking with his boyfriend. We met his protégés, western and eastern, and their families, people who had only the most generous praise for his kindness. Self-absorbed he might be and a teetotaller, but an impeccable gent through and through.[51]