Complex sentence: In May 2001 he was included in a list of the fifty most influential gay men in Britain it was declared that'he is widely regarded as one of Britain's most promising novelists, quite regardless of sexuality'.
Split into simpler sentences: In May 2001 he was included in a list of the fifty most influential gay men in Britain. It was declared that'he is widely regarded as one of Britain's most promising novelists, quite regardless of sexuality'.