Conservatives exploited homophobia to discredit opposition to Section 28, leaving Labour ambivalent to outright opposition.
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Public discourse on homosexuality through the images, ideas & judgements made about queer lives.
Queen and Country: Emma Vickers on Same-Sex Desire in the British Armed Forces
What is the history of same-sex love and desire in the British Armed Forces?
Prison Sex in the Mid-Victorian English Convict System
Penal administrators and reformers viewed the potential spread of ‘unnatural crime’ with horror.
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When sexual desire was not attached to notions of sexual identity.
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The Wellcome Collection’s ‘Institute of Sexology’ was the first major event of its kind in the UK.
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Looking at occupational patterns and cultures contributes to understanding working-class sexuality.
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