Robert Chafe
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Robert Chafe is a Canadian
Canada
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 playwright. His play Afterimage won the Governor General's Award for English language drama
Governor General's Award for English language drama
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for English-language drama. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided.-1980s:*1981: Sharon Pollock, Blood Relations...

 at the 2010 Governor General's Awards
2010 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2010 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 13, and winning titles were announced on November 16...

. He was previously nominated for the same award at the 2004 Governor General's Awards
2004 Governor General's Awards
The nominees for the 2004 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 26. The children's literature winners were announced on November 15, and the other winners were announced on November 16...

 for his plays Butler's Marsh and Tempting Providence.

He is openly gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....

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