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Oscar wilde gay book8/2/2023 The Picture of Dorian Gray serialized in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, 1890, via British Library, London Oscar Wilde’s first appearance at the Old Bailey occurred on April 3, 1895, when he testified against Queensberry for calling him a “sodomite.” They even encouraged him to leave the country to continue his writing in France, where attitudes towards homosexuality were more tolerant. Prior to the libel trial, friends of Wilde’s, including the playwright George Bernard Shaw and Frank Harris, tried to persuade Wilde to drop the case. Wilde’s Attempt to Sue Queensberry Resulted In a Warrant For Wilde’s Arrest He even warned hotel and restaurant managers that they would be beaten if he ever discovered Wilde and his son on their premises.Ģ. Queensberry also turned up at Wilde’s house with a prize-fighter. Concerned about his son’s relationship with Wilde, by early 1894, Queensberry had threatened to disown his son if his relationship with Wilde continued. Wilde’s troubles truly began not as a result of this attempted blackmail but by the actions of Lord Alfred Douglas’s father, the Marquess of Queensberry. Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, 1893, via muyhistoria.es Two other blackmailers received smaller sums of money for the return of the remaining letters. In a pocket of the suit, Wood discovered compromising letters which Wood then used to blackmail Wilde for the (back then) not insignificant sum of £35. While still a student at Oxford, Douglas gave an old suit to a more impoverished friend, Alfred Wood. Wilde was by then a well-known literary figure and leader of the aesthetic movement, which believed in “ art for art’s sake.” Wilde and Douglas often dined together, stayed in houses and hotels together, and Douglas was the recipient of several gifts from Wilde Wilde even wrote a sonnet about Douglas. Wilde’s legal troubles began four years earlier when, at the age of 38, he met 22-year-old Lord Alfred Douglas, a student at Oxford. Oscar Wilde’s first trial took place at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, also known as the Old Bailey, on April 3, 1895. Oscar Wilde Was On the Prosecution Side In the First Trial If you comment complaining about posts that break the rules, but the posts don't have reports, you will be banned for a week. Do not erase the identities of fictional characters either.ĭo not complain if you do not report - If a post is breaking a rule and you notice, report it. Fan theories are fun and good, but this is not the place for them please find the appropriate communities for it. No "Genreposting" - Posts that are a screenshot or other depiction of Netflix, Hulu, other streaming services, or really anywhere that has "genres" (so bookstores, for example) that categorize an LGBTQ show or movie as a "friendship" or "gal pals" will be removed.įanfiction is not erasure - Just because two fictional characters look cute together doesn't make them a couple. Gender identity is a sensitive topic for some people and we want to keep this place a positive environment for everyone. This is a trans and nb-friendly subreddit, and anyone caught intentionally misgendering someone will be banned on sight, no appeals. They're not mandatory, but respecting them is. Respect people's pronouns - This falls under Rules 1 and 3, but it bears repeating for the people in the back. Reposts from the past year or from the top 100 posts will be removed. A good opener would be something like "It is believed they are what would nowadays be recognised as 「 」".ĭon't repost - We don't have that many posts. This is not a prohibition on discussing whether or not a historical figure actually was queer - be aware of how you're discussing such things and check yourself to make sure you're not just rehashing the straight/cis-by-default narrative. The erasure must be present in the text or image post, not just in the title posts of cute couples titled "they were roommates" are considered low effort and will be removed on sight.ĭon't be anti-LGBTQ - Ace and Aros trying to claim historical figures is a-ok! TERF and similar exclusionary rhetoric is a quick trip to ban-town. Generally, don't be an asshole.Īll posts must be about erasure - The sub is meant to focus on both historical and other instances of LGBTQ erasure, which means posts that do not deal with that will be removed. Two, being a decent human being requires that you treat others as human beings: don't be cynical just to drag others down, don't be misogynistic or engage in bigotry. Rules:īe a decent human being - What does that mean? One, we expect you to follow the basic rules of reddiquette. Mostly humorous but open to serious discussion as well. We're a sub dedicated to historical and other LGBTQ erasure from academia and other spaces.
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