In WWII, Two Gay Soldiers' Forbidn Romance Liv On In Their Love Letters

Contents:

• IN WWII, TWO GAY SOLDIERS’ FORBIDN ROMANCE LIV ON IN THEIR LOVE LETTERS
• 300 LOVE LETTERS DISVERED BETWEEN TWO GAY MEN DURG WWII TELLS HEARTBREAKG STORY
• READ THIS HEARTBREAKG GAY WORLD WAR II SOLDIER’S LOVE LETTER
• SECRET LOVE LETTERS OF TWO GAY SOLDIERS OM WWII MA TO MOVIE
• WWII GAY SOLDIERS ROMANCE REVEALED LETTERS
• THE NEWLY DISVERED LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN TWO GAY SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II WILL HAVE YOU IN TEARS
• LETTERS REVEAL THE STORI OF GAY SOLDIERS WORLD WARS
• NEW SHORT FILM 'THE LETTER MEN' REVEALS SECRET LOVE LETTERS AMONG GAY SOLDIERS WWII

IN WWII, TWO GAY SOLDIERS’ FORBIDN ROMANCE LIV ON IN THEIR LOVE LETTERS

But more than 70 years later, was disvered that G stood for Gordon, and Gilbert had been love wh a the time, not only was homosexualy illegal, but those the armed forc uld be shot for havg gay sex.

300 LOVE LETTERS DISVERED BETWEEN TWO GAY MEN DURG WWII TELLS HEARTBREAKG STORY

The letters, which emerged after Mr Bradley's ath 2008, are therefore unual and shed an important light on homosexual relatnships durg the do we know about this forbidn love affair? The rt of the world have no nceptn of what our love is - they do not know that is life as a homosexual the 1940s was credibly difficult.

Gay activy was a urt-martial offence, jail sentenc for so-lled "gross cency" were mon, and much of society strongly disapproved of same-sex was not until the Sexual Offenc Act 1967 that nsentg men aged 21 and over were legally allowed to have gay relatnships - and beg openly gay the armed servic was not allowed until letters, which emerged after Mr Bradley's ath 2008, are rare bee most homosexual upl would get rid of anythg so crimatg, says gay rights activist Peter Rose. "There is a gay history and isn't always negative and tearful, " he says.

READ THIS HEARTBREAKG GAY WORLD WAR II SOLDIER’S LOVE LETTER

"But spe all the awful circumstanc, gay men and lbians managed to rise above all and have fascatg and good liv spe everythg.

"Such letters are extremely rare bee they were crimatg - gay men faced years prison wh or whout hard labour, " he says. "There was even the possibily that gay soldiers uld have been shot.

Letters between gay men are credibly rare bee they were almost always stroyed. Letters between a gay civilian and a soldier?

SECRET LOVE LETTERS OF TWO GAY SOLDIERS OM WWII MA TO MOVIE

This is an credibly rare photograph of a gay soldier and a man Paris durg World War II. Homosexualy was illegal at that time, and beg ught the army as a gay man was so much worse.

If he was found out, was likely that he would serve time prison, or even get shot by a homophobic soldier, and left for ad. Two gay soldiers relaxg together uniform.

Beg openly gay would not be crimalized until The Sexual Offens Act 1967. Even then, no one uld have gay sex until over the age of 21. Not surprisgly, there were other gay men that were drafted to the army as well.

WWII GAY SOLDIERS ROMANCE REVEALED LETTERS

For the vast majory of gay men wrg letters to one another durg that time, they actually did burn the letters. For years, they had dreams of leavg England and movg to the Uned Stat, where they uld live sunny California, which was known for beg more acceptg of homosexuals. The Newly Disvered Love Letters Between Two Gay Soldiers In World War II Will Have You In Tears.

War Time Love Letters Reveal Epic Gay Love Story Kept Secret for Des.

The Newly Disvered Love Letters Between Two Gay World War II Soldiers Tell A Heartwarmg Story Of Forbidn Love.

THE NEWLY DISVERED LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN TWO GAY SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II WILL HAVE YOU IN TEARS

At the time, however, homosexualy was outlawed the ary, and soldiers uld be shot for engagg activy emed is a sample om the llectn:Wednday January 24th 1939My darlg,... Mt let gays serve openlyBut he was unsuccsful his efforts and statned at Park Hall Camp Oswtry, Shropshire, 1939 to tra as an anti-aircraft love not also appear to show that Bradley was love wh Gordon Bowsher before beg drafted.

LETTERS REVEAL THE STORI OF GAY SOLDIERS WORLD WARS

""Such letters are extremely rare bee they were crimatg - gay men faced years prison wh or whout hard labour, " Higt says. A love letter wrten by a gay World War II soldier has been makg the rounds on the ter, and ’s givg all the feels.

The text of the gay World War II soldier’s letter reads:.

What do you thk about this gay World War II letter? As wartime stori of homosexual relatnships go, theirs is a happy one. Homosexualy was illegal until 1957, and partakg any homosexual act was punishable by 10 years prison.

NEW SHORT FILM 'THE LETTER MEN' REVEALS SECRET LOVE LETTERS AMONG GAY SOLDIERS WWII

In 2008, hundreds of love letters between two gay WWII soldiers, Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher, were disvered and then sold to Owtry Town Mm. Durg WWII, soldiers who were disvered as gay uld be imprisoned, or much worse. It was on eBay, the ter’s treasure trove, where curator Mark Higt, of the Oswtry Town Mm, unearthed remarkable love letters between two lol gay soldiers durg the Send World War.

Gay rights activist Peter Rose said that fdg such a llectn of letters is rare bee most homosexual upl of this era monly stroyed any evince of their relatnships and sexual orientatn. Homosexual relatnships were only legalised (for men over 21) 1967 and beg outed as a gay soldier durg World War II uld have even rulted a ath sentence.

The pair are not the first gay uple whose wartime rrponnce has been prerved.