Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1960-1967

**A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR** ‘Wonderful … An anthology with an immense amount to tell us about its period, and our lives now ... unmissable’ Philip Hensher, SpectatorThe second in a major two-part anthology uncovering the rich reality of life for queer men in London, from the end of the Second World War to decriminalization in 1967In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war.A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated. Peter Parker's fascinating new compendium explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as Francis Bacon, Joe Orton and Kenneth Williams, or living lives of quiet - or occasionally rowdy - anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home.It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide r