Queer London
by Matt Houlbrook
Homosexuality was much more tolerated in the thirties than we realise and Houlbrook has done a great service in ripping that period apart
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“We are talking about the period prior to that, when sex between men especially was criminalized, and also prosecuted. And it’s interesting, because this one takes the city and looks in great detail at the different geographies and spaces within London and thus affords a very specific and a very productive lens into queer history. “ Read more...
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