"I’ve always resisted being called a ‘gay’ or a ‘Latino’ playwright…I certainly talk about them in my plays, but I don’t want to be defined by them. Not because I’m not proud — but the minute you define yourself in a certain way, there are huge assumptions about what you’re supposed to be. And those boxes don’t really fit anymore."
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On not wanting to be categorized in “San Jose’s Christopher Oscar Peña no longer ‘Insecure’ about work” in SF Gate (2017 Jul 18)
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