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The Gay Aristocracy of Victorian Wales
The Victorian era was not an easy period to be gay. Until , you could be executed for the ‘crime’ of sodomy (though the last men to collect that punishment were killed in ).
Even after the death penalty was no longer a risk, queer men could receive sentences of 10 years to life in harsh Victorian prisons, where they would endure solitary confinement and hard labour.
But not every gay man faced the same risks. As has so often been the case throughout history, those with wealth and status were better protected from the law than their less well-off contemporaries. Some of Wales’ listed buildings have strong associations with men born into privilege, who were able to express their sexual identities with a freedom that the average person would not enjoy until far later.
George Powell ()
George Powell spent his first childhood in Nanteos mansion near Aberystwyth, which he later inherited along with estates including a number of silver and direct mines in Cardiganshire. He travelled very widely in Europe, Russia and North Africa, acquiring a huge collection of artworks and curiosities from around the world which he eventually left to Aberystwyt
Bishopsgate Institute’s Special Collections and Archives holds one of the most extensive collections on LGBTQIA+ history, politics and culture in the UK. It covers the late nineteenth century onward.
The collections encompass LGBTQIA+ history politics and culture, with archives from Stonewall, Switchboard, GMFA/The Gay Men's Health Charity, Outrage! and material relating to the Terrence Higgins Trust, Achilles Heel and QX magazines. We also hold records of individuals including Paris Lees, Sue Sanders/Schools Out/LGBT History Month and many others
We’re proud to be custodians of the Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive (LAGNA). LAGNA includes over , press cuttings from the straight press regarding LGBTQIA+ history from the s to today. The cuttings are organised by subject matter, biographical content and location.
We hold a library of around 10, Queer titles, from academic works, biographies, fiction and poetry to pulp fiction, along with over journal titles from around the planet. The LGBTQIA+ Pamphlet Collection contains around 1, items including programmes for festivals and events, material from campaigning organisations and catalogues. The collection also featu
In Love and Invisible: Vintage Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Couples from the Late 19th and Soon 20th Centuries
A photographic portrait of a couple serves as a public assertion of their love and partnership. It conveys a clear message to the world: &#;We love each other. We care deeply for one another. We take pride in who we are together.&#;
In the late 19th and prior 20th centuries, a moment often associated with repression, many gay and woman loving woman couples boldly celebrated their love through studio portraits.
Despite the prevailing notion that same-sex relationships were shrouded in secrecy, as famously described by Oscar Wilde in his poem &#;Two Loves&#; as &#;the romance that dare not utter its name,&#; gay and lesbian couples often chose to express their care openly.
In fact, numerous queer couples lived together openly throughout their lives. This was notably more feasible for women, as societal norms permitted women to live together if they were not married, often referred to euphemistically as &#;female companions.&#;
For men, opportunities for meeting like-minded individuals were more discreet, with places such as gentlemen&#;s clubs, bathhouses, pick-up spots
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