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Paperback Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians Book

ISBN: 0349138753

ISBN13: 9780349138756

Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians

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Closet Queens is a fascinating study of gay men in twentieth century British politics, from Lord Rosebery and Lord Beauchamp in Edwardian times to Michael Portillo and Peter Mandelson in our own era.

As all homosexual activity was illegal until 1967, and exposure meant ruin and disgrace, such men were obliged either to repress their sexual feelings or else lead double lives, indulging their tastes secretly while respectably married...

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