The Light of Day: The first man to come out at the dawn of gay liberation
by Christopher Stephens, Louise Radnofsky
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The remarkable true story of the first man to come out as gay. In June 1960, several British newspapers received a letter so shocking some thought it was a hoax. Beginning 'Sir, we are homosexuals... ', it was signed by Roger Butler and two others. Publishing such a letter seven years prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality was a radical and dangerous move. But it was a risk that marked a huge milestone in the fight for gay rights. By the 1970s, the Gay Liberation Front was calling show more on people to come out to help reduce stigma, and it continued to be a core tactic in the 80s and 90s. Roger, however, had done this a full decade earlier. This is the story about of first man to voluntarily come out in his own words, using his own name, to the entire British public. show lessTags
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- 2025-05-22
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- Sexuality and Gender Studies, LGBTQ+, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History
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- 306.766092 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Sexual relations Sexual orientation, transgender identity, intersexuality Homosexuality Biography And History Biography
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