Gay tolerance might have triumphed in Britain – were it not for Oscar Wilde
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The great wave of homophobia that swept over the nation in 1895 could have been avoided, suggests Tom Crewe in his new novel
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Oscar Wilde, Biography, Books, & Facts
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New York's Oscar Wilde Temple makes a saint out of an LGBTQ icon - Vox
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Did Oscar Wilde set back the cause of gay rights? Author Tom Crewe on why the great playwright is no hero
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The “bad gays” of history, explained in a podcast - Vox
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Bigoted British tiger that bit off more than it could chew - Talking Humanities
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Stephen Fry feared a 'cursed' life as a gay man like Oscar Wilde
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Gay tolerance might have triumphed in Britain – were it not for Oscar Wilde