Gay tolerance might have triumphed in Britain – were it not for Oscar Wilde
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The great wave of homophobia that swept over the nation in 1895 could have been avoided, suggests Tom Crewe in his new novel
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The Long, Sordid History of the Gay Conspiracy Theory
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Posthumous pardons law may see Oscar Wilde exonerated, Oscar Wilde
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Gay rights movement, Definition & History
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The Truth is Never Pure - Sweary History with James Fell
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LGBT rights in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
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Queer Life & Literature in the 19th Century
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Overlooked No More: Maureen Colquhoun, Pathbreaking Politician Waylaid by Bias - The New York Times
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