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The fates of Wilde and Turing are two big black stains on the history of the UK (not the only ones, of course). Turing even more, as by 1950, the society was m
by inglor_cz 1y ago
The fates of Wilde and Turing are two big black stains on the history of the UK (not the only ones, of course).
Turing even more, as by 1950, the society was much less religious overall and there was less reason to keep homosexuality illegal.
- vlovich123 1y agoI think you meant to say their treatment was two big black stains. A bit awkwardly worded implying the men themselves were the stains.
- inglor_cz 1y agoThanks. I fixed that. I am not a native speaker and I sometimes fall into such traps, but this I could have seen.
- KaiserPro 1y ago> society was much less religious overall and there was less reason to keep homosexuality illegal. I'm not actually sure it was an entirely religious thing. It seems like it was an amendment tacked onto a bill that would protect girls from sexual exploitation by this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Labouch%C3%A8re https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Labouch%C3%A8re specifically https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labouch%C3%A8re_Amendment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labouch%C3%A8re_Amendment The conflation of sex and religion I think its probably a mistake in this instance.
- inglor_cz 1y agoI am not really well-versed in British legal history. I was under the impression that the original Buggery Act was motivated religiously, and that Wilde was prosecuted under that Act (maybe amended).