Tag: Homosexuality AudioHidden Love: LGBTQ+ lives in the archivesWednesday 19 August 2020The National Archives’ collections offer a valuable insight into how the government interacted with...AudioThe scandalous case of John VassallThursday 23 May 2019In 1962, while working as a clerk in the British Embassy in Moscow, homosexual...AudioSexuality under scrutiny in 1930s SohoTuesday 18 July 2017In 1934, homosexual acts between men – in public and in private – were...AudioThe scandalous case of John Vassall: sexuality, spying and the Civil ServiceMonday 17 December 2012Fifty years ago civil servant John Vassall was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for...AudioLosing Orton in the archivesThursday 13 March 2008The tangled history of the papers of the playwright Joe Orton is unwoven by...