Queer Voices in Post-War Scotland [electronic resource] : Male Homosexuality, Religion and Society /
Meek, J.author.
This book examines the experiences of gay and bisexual men who lived in Scotland during an era when all homosexual acts were illegal, tracing the historical relationship between Scottish society, the state and its male homosexual population using a combination of oral history and extensive archival research.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 From Sodomy to Same-Sex Desire; 3 Wolfenden and Scotland; 4 Moments in Time: Growing up Queer in Post-War Scotland; 5 The Scottish Minorities Group; 6 In Sickness and in Health; 7 God, Sin and Sodomy: Reconciling Religious Identities and Sexual Identities; 8 From Crime to Community?; 9 Non-Heterosexual Men, Scotland and Homosexual Law Reform; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book examines the experiences of gay and bisexual men who lived in Scotland during an era when all homosexual acts were illegal, tracing the historical relationship between Scottish society, the state and its male homosexual population using a combination of oral history and extensive archival research.
Civilization—History.
Sociology.
Great Britain—History.
Social history.
Law—Philosophy.
Law.
History, Modern.
Cultural History.
Gender Studies.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Social History.
Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.
Modern History.