Francis [in "Gemini"] is a heterosexual; that is made quite clear from the beginning. What he is going through is a sexual crisis from a heterosexual view. He's having homosexual doubts, which is not unusual among sensitive heterosexuals. In the course of the play, the emphasis is on making relationships or not. In other words, the choice for Francis, in dealing with Judith and Randy, is not whether he is going to fuck one or another, but, how is he going to continue developing relationships despite problems. In both instances Francis' first instinct is to go into his room and put on Maria Callas. And, the choice he makes is not between being straight or gay—which I think is irrelevant … I'm way past the sexual liberation groups. I think there is nothing more boring than "straight or gay." The emphasis in "Gemini" is not on making children, or, anal intercourse … it is really on having a relationship. At the end he calls them back to make an attempt. That's all the play is saying about him. It's not anti or pro gay, or anti or pro hetero…. That stuff is irrelevant to the play … yes, and to the writer if you want to know. It has simply been used as an excuse for nonsense by people…. (p. 8)

All my plays deal with outcasts who try to succeed in a society that ostracizes them very readily and very easily. I think we live in a society almost totally geared to the cosmetic. Everything is appearance. A constant emphasis on uniformity in appearance. One of its effects is that people who are easily identifiable as being different are ostracized right away, regardless of their values as people. "Benno Blimpie" becomes the example of the outcast, freethinker, cripple, black, artist, etc. … "Benno Blimpie" is not about a fat person. The important thing is not that he could go on the Stillman Diet and lose 40 pounds in a week. The point is that he is an outsider and that is expressed physically. It is a sexually obsessed play, in some ways … so is "Earthworms."… If I were asked about "Benno" and "Earthworms" six years from now, I would probably say they were anti-sexual plays. There is a horror at sexuality in both these plays. Especially the kind of sexuality very prevalent in this country. The "sex on parade" part of the cities. You can't escape it. (p. 9)