He seems that way. His writings are unremittingly gay-centered nowadays, but if you can tolerate some of that, his autobiography "The Motion of Light in Water" is a terrific read. He has an ability to describe his experiences growing up black and priviledged in Harlem and then being married and writing SF in NYC in the sixties in a way that is so engrossing. Ditto his book "Heavenly Breakfast," about living in a commune. His life is nothing like mine, but this is why I read books, to look at how other people live, and he does a marvelous job of translating his experiences writing SF in the 60's.