Brian Epste will be remembered for troducg The Beatl to a global dience, but their gay manager passed away 50 years ago durg the "Summer of Love" as homosexualy was first crimalised England and Wal.
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So on 27 July 1967, the day that male homosexualy was partially crimalised the UK, the UK No 1 was All You Need Is Love. Nowhere his obuari was his homosexualy mentned. ”Epste was only one of many gay men who were volved the mic dtry at every level the 1960s.
A rally anised by the Campaign for Homosexual Equaly. Photograph: Hulton Dtsch/Corbis via GettyFrom early on, Brish rock stars, om Cliff Richard and Billy Fury through to the Beatl, had a softer masculy that reflected the gay showbiz i as well as the target market of young femal.