In 1957, there were over a thousand men in prison for homosexual offences . A little over half a century later, homosexuality is an active part of the mainstream. Homosexuality has a public profile on TV, in film and in literature and popular culture. When did today s fairly open discourse on homosexuality begin? Sebastian Buckle argues that homosexuality as a public identity began after the Second World War, on the release of the Wolfenden Report which recommended gay sex be decriminalised, and tells the story of homosexuality in the public eye. Buckle takes us through early images of...
In 1957, there were over a thousand men in prison for homosexual offences . A little over half a century later, homosexuality is an active part of the...
