Homophobic persecution in Britain 1533-1835
05/15/19 • 15 min
The "Buggery Laws" between the years 1533 and 1835 represent the peak of state sponsored homophobic persecution in Britain. This episode unearths a little known part of our history of discrimination.
MAIN SOURCES/FURTHER READING:
A Gay History of Britain – M.Cook et al
Hidden from History – M. B. Dubberman et al
Homophobia: A History – B. Fone
https://www.bl.uk/lgbtq-histories/articles/the-men-killed-under-the-buggery-act
The "Buggery Laws" between the years 1533 and 1835 represent the peak of state sponsored homophobic persecution in Britain. This episode unearths a little known part of our history of discrimination.
MAIN SOURCES/FURTHER READING:
A Gay History of Britain – M.Cook et al
Hidden from History – M. B. Dubberman et al
Homophobia: A History – B. Fone
https://www.bl.uk/lgbtq-histories/articles/the-men-killed-under-the-buggery-act
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