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The touchg wartime letters reveal a secret gay romance at a time when homosexualy was illegal Bra. They were found by Shropshire historian Mark Higt who hailed the 'fantastic' love story.

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

In 2008, the letters between gay soldiers were disvered. Now, they are no longer hidn, and a film has been ma about them. * love letters gay wwii soldiers *

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

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

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.

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

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. 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.

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

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? The post featur a photograph of Bradley on top of the ptn:Hundreds of love letters between two gay WWII soldiers were disvered and sold to a mm.

However, the Brish ary did not allow for gay and lbian servicemembers to be open about their sexualy until relatnship between Bowsher and Bradley — and their shared rrponnce — reportedly end 1945. “Such letters are extremely rare bee they were crimatg – gay men faced years prison wh or whout hard labour, ” Higt told the BBC 2017. “There was even the possibily that gay soldiers uld have been shot.

WWII GAY SOLDIERS ROMANCE REVEALED LETTERS

He said that he was terted the story of Bradley and Bowsher both bee he is gay himself and bee when he was a child, his grandfather opened up to him about his own experienc servg the story of the two lovers, he said, was not about g out but about them livg their liv and not beg able to be together bee of the war.

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