Homophobic persecution in Britain 1533-1835

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Humans Are Evil - History Podcast

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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 http://rictornorton.co.uk/homopho5.htm http://rictornorton.co.uk/eighteen/index.htm