Heterosexual Dictatorship: Male Homosexuality in Postwar BritainA revisionist and controversial history of homosexual culture in Britain and the mid-20th century, this incisive account takes as its focus the Wolfenden Committee on Homosexuality and Persecution established in 1954, and uncovers a witchhunt. |
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Page 160
... accused man's behaviour . The wealthier the accused , the more medical testimony could be collected . Judges and magistrates were often sceptical of such evidence , but it had a reasonable chance of success with a middle - class ...
... accused man's behaviour . The wealthier the accused , the more medical testimony could be collected . Judges and magistrates were often sceptical of such evidence , but it had a reasonable chance of success with a middle - class ...
Page 181
... accused had already confessed . The committal proceedings might take much longer and in some cases could last a day . The magistrates ' court often intimidated men intending to plead not guilty and the number of pleas changed before the ...
... accused had already confessed . The committal proceedings might take much longer and in some cases could last a day . The magistrates ' court often intimidated men intending to plead not guilty and the number of pleas changed before the ...
Page 211
... accused each had a large label attached to his chest with a number . This was fairly common practice in network trials of this kind . The judge told them to take their labels off as he had prepared his own panel to tell ' who's who ...
... accused each had a large label attached to his chest with a number . This was fairly common practice in network trials of this kind . The judge told them to take their labels off as he had prepared his own panel to tell ' who's who ...
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Typical Men: The Representation of Masculinity in Popular British Cinema Andrew Spicer No preview available - 2003 |
The World We Have Won: The Remaking of Erotic and Intimate Life Jeffrey Weeks No preview available - 2007 |