White, Edmund (Valentine, III) (1940– )

US writer. He is best known for his novels that deal explicitly with homosexual themes, such as A Boy's Own Story (1982), and for his non-fiction, notably States of Desire: Travels in Gay America (1980). White was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied at the University of Michigan gaining his BA in 1962, before settling in New York City and becoming an editor (1962–73). He also taught at Johns Hopkins University (1977–79) and Columbia University (1981–83), among other institutions.