Peter McGehee

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Peter Gregory McGehee (October 6, 1955-September 13, 1991) was an American-born Canadian novelist, dramatist and short story writer.

Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and raised in Little Rock, McGehee studied at Southern Methodist University in Dallas before moving to San Francisco to work in theatre. While living in San Francisco, he wrote his first play, the comedic musical revue The Quinlan Sisters. He also later met Canadian activist Doug Wilson, who became his partner. The couple moved to Saskatoon in 1980, and subsequently to Toronto in 1983. He premiered his second revue, The Fabulous Sirs, and published his first novella, Beyond Happiness, in 1985.

In 1988, McGehee and Wilson were both diagnosed HIV-positive. McGehee subsequently wrote two novels, Boys Like Us and Sweetheart, and a book of short stories, The IQ Zoo. Boys Like Us was published in 1991, shortly before McGehee's death of AIDS-related causes; Sweetheart and The IQ Zoo were both published posthumously.

Using notes that McGehee had written in preparation for his third novel, Wilson subsequently wrote Labour of Love before his own death in 1992. That novel was published in 1993.