Tag: Oscar Wilde
Kremlin has banned books by Dostoyevsky, Oscar Wilde, Stephen King, and others for alleged LGBTQ+ propaganda
Moscow authorities sparked controversy by prohibiting the sale of 252 books under the pretext of combating LGBTQ+ propaganda.
Theresa May urged to apologise & compensate gay men
On the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which is this Thursday, 27 July, the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, is being urged to “apologise and compensate men convicted under discriminatory anti-gay laws – both before and after the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality 50 years ago.”
Gay pardons for up to 100,000 men welcomed
The government has today confirmed the granting of pardons to men convicted under historic anti-gay laws, pre-2003, for consenting adult same-sex behaviour, where such behaviour is no longer a crime today.
The National Archives are participating in OUTing the Past 2017
This year, The National Archives is proud to be one of the national hubs for the OUTing the Past: National LGBT History Festival.
1930’s sex researcher & LGBTI pioneer who defied the Nazis
Eighty years ago this month, one of the world’s greatest pioneering sexologists and gay rights advocates died in exile with little acclaim or mourning.
Wilde’s lust for young boys in the spotlight
Oscar Wilde’s huge lust for sex with young male prostitutes from the poorest ranks of society will be examined in a new documentary.