When Oscar Wilde was jailed for, "gross indecency," a 19th century euphemism for gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 ...
The British Library has honoured late Irish writer Oscar Wilde by reissuing a reader's card in his name, 130 years after his ...
When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it.
The Irish writer was barred in 1895 after being convicted of gross indecency. On Thursday, the British Library will hand over ...