The Historical Association: Homosexuality, Persecution and Reform before 1967
Create a free account to applyExplore the persecution of gay men in Britain before 1967, using Oscar Wilde and Alan Turing to trace the impact of criminalisation and prejudice. Dr Chiarro Beccalossi examines why the reform act marked a turning point in social and legal history.
This branch event from The Historical Association explores the history of persecution faced by gay men in Britain before the 1967 reform act. It considers how laws and social attitudes forbidding sexual relations between men caused deep suffering, and uses the lives of Oscar Wilde and Alan Turing as powerful examples of the consequences of criminalisation and prejudice.
The talk also examines the wider significance of the 1967 reform act and why it marked such an important turning point in social and legal history. It is presented by Dr Chiarro Beccalossi of Lincoln University and takes place at the University Library, Hull University.
The event is aimed at anyone interested in history, social change, and the development of LGBTQ+ rights in Britain.
Dr Chiarro Beccalossi, Lincoln University
15 April 2027, 19:30
Location
Visitors £3. University staff, all students and unwaged attendees are free.
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