Under the scrutiny of the British legal system, no work was safe from being deemed obscene.
Tag: British history
Sexual Violence Against Children in the 1960s
Narratives of abuse have taken on different forms during different moments.
The Church of England, Sexual Morality & Institutional Decision-making
Homosexual law reform was supported by influential sections of the Church of England.
“The Unreasonable Indulgence of That Appetite”: Cancer as a Venereal Disease in the Nineteenth Century
Cancer was a venereal disease to be considered alongside syphilis and gonorrhoea.
Coming Oot! A Fabulous Gay History of Scotland
On 30 November 2015 the BBC aired a documentary entitled, Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland.
Revisiting Love’s ‘Golden Age’
Love has a history, but that its history is not quite what we thought it was.
Why I Oppose a General Pardon for Historical Convictions for Homosexual Offences
Why a general pardon is good politics but bad history.
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