Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959 by Peter Parker Groundswell Speaker 2024 Arthur shares his life

Arthur shares his life

Publication Date: 1946

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As a small child

Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959 by Peter Parker Groundswell Speaker 2024 Arthur shares his lifeIn the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated. In a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well known figures such as John Gielgud, Chips Channon and E. M. Forster, or living lives of quiet or occasionally rowdy