Queer readings in J. B. Priestley’s Benighted

Norena Shopland In 1957, just after the Wolfenden Report had been published recommending partial decriminalisation for homosexual men, it became clear the UK government would do nothing. As a result, A. E. ‘Tony’ Dyson (1928- 2002) literary critic, university lecturer, and gay rights campaigner wrote his famous letter from Bangor University to the Times asking … Continue reading Queer readings in J. B. Priestley’s Benighted