Elae Tyler May, History Whout Victims: Gays World War II, Reviews Amerin History, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Jun., 1991), pp. 255-259
Contents:
- IN WWII, TWO GAY SOLDIERS’ FORBIDN ROMANCE LIV ON IN THEIR LOVE LETTERS
- THE NEWLY DISVERED LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN TWO GAY SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II WILL HAVE YOU IN TEARS
- READ THIS HEARTBREAKG GAY WORLD WAR II SOLDIER’S LOVE LETTER
- "COMG OUT UNR FIRE": THE STORY OF GAY AND LBIAN SERVICEMEMBERS
- NEW SHORT FILM 'THE LETTER MEN' REVEALS SECRET LOVE LETTERS AMONG GAY SOLDIERS WWII
- FIGHTG PROUD: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE GAY MEN WHO SERVED TWO WORLD WARS
IN WWII, TWO GAY SOLDIERS’ FORBIDN ROMANCE LIV ON IN THEIR LOVE LETTERS
A mm owner has llected the letters between two gay soldiers between World War II and the story of their romance is like that of a famo romance novel. * gay world war 2 soldiers letters book *
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.
THE NEWLY DISVERED LOVE LETTERS BETWEEN TWO GAY SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II WILL HAVE YOU IN TEARS
Gay and Lbian soldiers faced extraordary discrimatn durg World War II. Most found new muni of people and thrived spe the opprsn. Disver the film Comg Out Unr Fire that shar their story. * gay world war 2 soldiers letters book *
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.
READ THIS HEARTBREAKG GAY WORLD WAR II SOLDIER’S LOVE LETTER
* gay world war 2 soldiers letters book *
Not surprisgly, there were other gay men that were drafted to the army as well.
"COMG OUT UNR FIRE": THE STORY OF GAY AND LBIAN SERVICEMEMBERS
For the vast majory of gay men wrg letters to one another durg that time, they actually did burn the letters.
NEW SHORT FILM 'THE LETTER MEN' REVEALS SECRET LOVE LETTERS AMONG GAY SOLDIERS WWII
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.
FIGHTG PROUD: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE GAY MEN WHO SERVED TWO WORLD WARS
A small mm owner Shropshire, England has unvered a secret gay romance between two World War II soldiers, and the power of their heartbreakg relatnship is now beg brought to life almost 80 years sce their love blossomed. Unfortunately, the letters have e to light ne years after Gilbert's ath 2008 aged 92 ( is thought Gordon died 15 years prevly) when they were found by a hoe removal pany and sold to an art aler who specialis ary urse, the real value of the letters is not moary, but li the fact they have survived s sce homosexualy was not only illegal before the Sexual Offenc Act 1967, but those servg the armed forc would have been shot for havg sexual terurse wh a man.
'Most love letters om homosexuals at the time were burned, bee if they were found, they would have been ed as evince, ' Higt told the Metro about the letters.