"1986-06-10Z"^^ . "1919Z"^^ . "Miller, Merle"@en . "American novelist and writer on homosexuality" . "1919-05-17Z"^^ . "Merle Dale Miller (May 17, 1919 \u2013 June 10, 1986) was an American writer, novelist, and best-selling author who came out of the closet in an article in the New York Times Magazine on January 17, 1971, titled \"What It Means to Be a Homosexual\". Due to the response of over 2,000 letters to the article (more than ever received by that newspaper) the article, with additional material was published later that year as a book. Miller became a spokesman for the gay rights movement."@en . "1986Z"^^ .