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
• READ THIS HEARTBREAKG GAY WORLD WAR II SOLDIER’S LOVE LETTER
• LETTERS REVEAL THE STORI OF GAY SOLDIERS WORLD WARS
• HUNDREDS OF LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN GAY UPLE DURG WW2 FOUND
• THE NEWLY DISVERED LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN TWO GAY WORLD WAR II SOLDIERS TELL A HEARTWARMG STORY OF FORBIDN LOVE
• 300 LOVE LETTERS DISVERED BETWEEN TWO GAY MEN DURG WWII TELLS HEARTBREAKG STORY
• "COMG OUT UNR FIRE": THE STORY OF GAY AND LBIAN SERVICEMEMBERS
• WORLD WAR TWO GAY LOVE LETTERS ULD GET HOLLYWOOD ADAPTATN
• WWII GAY SOLDIERS ROMANCE REVEALED LETTERS

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

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

"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.

This is an credibly rare photograph of a gay soldier and a man Paris durg World War II.

LETTERS REVEAL THE STORI OF GAY SOLDIERS WORLD WARS

Homosexualy was illegal at that time, and beg ught the army as a gay man was so much worse.

HUNDREDS OF LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN GAY UPLE DURG WW2 FOUND

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. 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.

THE NEWLY DISVERED LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN TWO GAY WORLD WAR II SOLDIERS TELL A HEARTWARMG STORY OF FORBIDN LOVE

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.

“Beg a gay filmmaker, bed wh my love for World War II history, I knew I had to tell this story, ” Vallente, the director and -wrer of the film, said.

As a rult, rrponnce tailg gay love om that time is extremely rare. ” For Vallente, highlightg the posivy of gay love was important when producg “The Letter Men. 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.

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

The text of the gay World War II soldier’s letter reads:. At the time, homosexualy was a crime (still is some parts of the world), and gay sex while servg the armed forc punishable by ath. And yet may have remaed undisvered, like so many gay relatnships throughout history, if not for an quisive mm curator, Mark Higt, who bought three of their letters on eBay.

” as a young woman—a girliend or fiancée—an unrstandable assumptn: “Most homosexual upl would get rid of anythg so crimatg, ” says gay rights activist Peter Rose.

"COMG OUT UNR FIRE": THE STORY OF GAY AND LBIAN SERVICEMEMBERS

It may seem gay relatnships weren’t mon “back then, ” but that’s not te.

They dited their youth to fendg a untry that was often reluctant to accept the way they lived their liv - even at the risk of gettg now the credible stori of the gay men who fought the two world wars has been revealed a new book on the 50th anniversary of the crimalisatn of clu the love letters of First World War sweethearts, workg-class Ralph Hall and middle-class soldier Montague Glover, who began a long-term relatnship the 1930s. Both men served the Army om 1914-18, while Hall joed the RAF durg World War Two, and the uple rned durg peacetime and risked imprisonment for their relatnship up until to manpower shortag, gay men were unofficially allowed to serve the armed forc, and around 250, 000 of some 5 ln Brish men who durg the Send World War are timated to have been gay or is spe the law sayg gay recs uld be dismissed wh a dishonourable discharge for the mere fact of beg gay, and imprisoned or even shot for 'gross cency' if they engaged homosexual acts.

A wave of nvictns followed the close of the war 1945, cludg of the Bletchley Park breaker Alan Turg, who killed himself 1954 after beg found guilty of homosexual activy two years on July 27, 1967, homosexual acts between two men over the age of 21 private were legalised unr the Sexual Offenc Act. The amazg stori of the gay men who fought the two world wars has been revealed a new book - on the 50th anniversary of the crimalisatn of homosexualy.

WORLD WAR TWO GAY LOVE LETTERS ULD GET HOLLYWOOD ADAPTATN

The thor of Fightg Proud, Stephen Bourne, said: 'When I started to look closely at the experienc of gay men the Send World War, I realised that, spe homophobia, and the fact that homosexualy was agast the law, gay men were accepted to the armed servic, they were tegrated and some stanc, beme 'masts' on board their ships, their regiments or their RAF crew' Soldiers who were disvered to be homosexual uld be urt martialled and thrown out of the servic. Other gay men were sent to prison, and there was even the possibily of beg shot.

WWII GAY SOLDIERS ROMANCE REVEALED LETTERS

However, Mr Bourne believ the armed forc were driven by manpower shortag to turn a bld eye to homosexual recs durg the world wars. He also said attus to gay men were harsher durg the First World War, although many were accepted by their ras even then.

Homosexual men Bra were fally protected by law as homosexual acts between two men over the age of 21 private were legalised This image, taken 1917, shows the theatril pany of HMS Er. Social and cultural activi on board ships gave gay men the chance to tegrate wh their ras. Mr Bourne add: 'Some gay men who joed up did face hostily to beg wh, but found that if they ed humour they uld overe homophobic attus and make iends'Other fascatg tal Fightg Proud: The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served Two World Wars clu that of Journey's End playwright, R.