Please answer the following question: Facts:   - period: 2000s-present    - caption: robert joseph greene , 2011    - permission: emailed to permissions-commons    - notableworks: '' , '' this high school has closets '' the gay icon classics of the world ''      - birth date: january 11 , 1973    - name: robert joseph greene    - nationality: canadian    - image: file : robert joseph greene press phto.jpg    - occupation: writer , anthologist   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert joseph greene .
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robert joseph greene -lrb- born january 11 , 1973 -rrb- is a canadian author of gay romance fiction , best known for `` the gay icon classics of the world '' , a collection of gay-themed love stories from over 12 different countries .each story represents a culture and a people .the book was listed by pflag canada as a recommended book in their `` books worth reading '' section .one of the short stories in the gay icon classics collection is `` halo 's golden circle '' , a tragic love story set in ancient judea .author and jewish scholar steven greenberg remarked that it was a `` beautiful story '' .