Tag: Roger Penderel

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 … Read More “Queer readings in J. B. Priestley’s Benighted” »