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Gay men living dangerously in London – a history

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago012 mins

It’s Pride Month 2024 and here I am in London – a city that has known how to party since the Middle Ages, and possibly before. A quick scan of some digital newspaper archives – and my own non-digital mountains of paper going back 300 years – reveals plenty of evidence of gay men in…

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The perils of being LGBT in Bridgerton era London

Tony McMahon5 years ago2 years ago114 mins

LGBT life in London during the Bridgerton era was surprisingly open but dangerous as a court case from the time reveals

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  • Nude bathing in Victorian London
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