The Light of Day: the moving true story of the first man to come out as gay

'Your book is the "really good book. Just one" that Roger Butler would have wanted' - Sir Ian McKellen'Absorbing and often very moving' - Peter Parker, Spectator'Sir, we are homosexuals . . .'So began the letter penned by Roger Butler and sent to several British newspaper editors - some of whom were so shocked they thought it was a hoax - in June 1960.Writing such a letter seven years before the decriminalisation of homosexuality was a radical and dangerous move.It was a risk that set a major milestone in the fight for gay rights - one that has been almost entirely forgotten. This is the story of the first man to come out voluntarily, using his own name, to the entire British public, a decade before activists started petitioning gay people everywhere to 'come out proud'.Taking us through a criminalised underworld of gay pubs, parties and activist meetings, The Light of Day charts how Roger helped bring about the legalisation of homosexuality, but soon found himself marginalised from th