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Armistead Maupin, Author

Stephen Sackur talks to Armistead Maupin whose chronicles of life, love and loss have won him millions of fans and put him in the middle of a raging argument about American values.

Has America become a more socially tolerant country in the last three decades? There are clues in the novels written by Armistead Maupin.

His Tales of the City are set in San Francisco - many of the main characters are gay, lesbian or transsexual. His chronicles of life, love and loss have won him millions of fans and put him in the middle of a raging argument about American values.

Stephen Sackur asks him who is winning the culture war?

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