Some people seem to thk that before beme legal gay people simply did not exist. Sce Febary is LGBTQ history month might be a good ia to
Contents:
- IN WWII, TWO GAY SOLDIERS’ FORBIDN ROMANCE LIV ON IN THEIR LOVE LETTERS
- CHOP WROTE A ‘FLOOD’ OF HOMOEROTIC LOVE LETTERS ‘ERASED OM HISTORY’
- TOP 10 FASCATG GAY TEXTS FROM HISTORY
IN WWII, TWO GAY SOLDIERS’ FORBIDN ROMANCE LIV ON IN THEIR LOVE LETTERS
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.
CHOP WROTE A ‘FLOOD’ OF HOMOEROTIC LOVE LETTERS ‘ERASED OM HISTORY’
Letters between gay men are credibly rare bee they were almost always stroyed. Letters between a gay civilian and a soldier?
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.
TOP 10 FASCATG GAY TEXTS FROM HISTORY
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.