congenitaldisease: Mark Hignett, owner of Oswestry Museum, obtained a number of letters from World W
congenitaldisease: Mark Hignett, owner of Oswestry Museum, obtained a number of letters from World War Two. Upon studying the letters closely, he discovered they were a collection of wartime love letters between men. The letters are special because most love letters from homosexuals at the time would have been burned because if they had of been found, they would have been used as evidence. The letters are from Gordon Bowsher, writing to Gilbert Bradley, who was fighting in the Second World War. Homosexuality was illegal in Britain until 1967 and the letters speak about keeping their relationship a secret and travelling to California after the war. There was around 300 letters and a chunk were missing. While it is known that couple split up, it’s not known as to why - those letters appear to be missing. Gordon went to California on his own and became a well-known horse trainer while. A book about the two men is currently underway. Most poignantly, one letter reads: “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all our letters could be published in the future in a more enlightened time. Then all the world could see how in love we are.” -- source link
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