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• READ THIS HEARTBREAKG GAY WORLD WAR II SOLDIER’S LOVE LETTER
• 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
• 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
• READ THIS BETIFUL LOVE LETTER WRTEN BY A GAY WORLD WAR 2 SOLDIER
• THE NEWLY DISVERED LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN TWO GAY SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II WILL HAVE YOU IN TEARS
• NEW SHORT FILM 'THE LETTER MEN' REVEALS SECRET LOVE LETTERS AMONG GAY SOLDIERS WWII

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

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. "Such letters are extremely rare bee they were crimatg - gay men faced years prison wh or whout hard labour, " he says.

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

"There was even the possibily that gay soldiers uld have been shot. “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. Homosexualy was illegal the U.

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.

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

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?

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. 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.

HUNDREDS OF LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN GAY UPLE DURG WW2 FOUND

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. 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. 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. 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,...

READ THIS BETIFUL LOVE LETTER WRTEN BY A GAY WORLD WAR 2 SOLDIER

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. ""Such letters are extremely rare bee they were crimatg - gay men faced years prison wh or whout hard labour, " Higt says.

The heartfelt rrponnce between two gay men durg World War II has been disvered after a mm England acquired hundreds of their love letters. "Such letters are extremely rare bee they were crimatg - gay men faced years prison wh or whout hard labour, " says Higt.

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

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.

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

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

The newly disvered love letters between two gay World War II soldiers tell a heartwarmg story of forbidn loveA small mm owner Shropshire, England, has unvered a secret gay romance between two soldiers, and ’s like somethg out of a forbidn romance me to light after Mark Higt, om Oswtry, Shropshire, started buyg up the letters on eBay. “The value of the letters li the fact most love letters om homosexuals at the time were burned, bee if they were found, they would have been ed as evince, ” Higt said to about the disvery. At the time, homosexualy was illegal, and up until 1944 the pair wrote 300 letters to each other, keepg their romance a secret om everyone.