Ben Gazur’s whistle-stop tour of the history of gay men London tak om 14th-century persecutn to morn Pri events.
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GAY MEN LONDON, OM PERSECUTN TO PRI
Lookg through our llectn for signs of the long stggle for gay rights. * gay history london *
From 1533 England, homosexual activi between men were a crime punishable by ath. In the 18th and 19th century, certa London pubs and ffeeho beme popular gay meetg plac, known as "Molly-ho". The 18th century book Pla Reasons for the Growth of Sodomy England attributed a supposed crease homosexualy to men's drs.
The thor claimed gay men wanted to drs like women: "they would appear as soft as possible to each other, any Thg of Manls beg diametrilly oppose to such unnatural Practic. It was not until the 1960s that gay men's flamboyant drs styl fluenced mastream fashn, makg more lourful and adventuro.
More evince of historil homosexualy our llectns om a grimmer source: rerds of the prosecutns, and sometim executns, of men who had sex wh men. This right-hand figure this prt is Samuel Drybutter, a bookseller Wtmster Hall, who was a public figure 18th century London, famo for his flamboyant drs and supposed homosexualy.