In the future in a more enlightened time gay soldiers

It was not until the Sexual Offences Act that consenting men aged 21 and over were legally allowed to have gay relationships — and being openly gay in the armed services was not allowed until From 1 letter, "Wouldn't it be wonderful if all our letters could be published in the future in a more enlightened time.

They would have been arrested or killed. All rights reserved. Someone has to buy the rights for this.. And this was at a time when homosexuality was not only illegal, you could be shot if you were in the armed forces and had gay sex. And one of the letters contained this line, according to the BBC News report.

Rather surprisingly, he wrote and told Mr Bowsher all about his romances north of the border. Your own G. Then all the world could see how in love we are. Wednesday January 24th My darling, … I lie awake all night waiting for the postman in the early morning, and then when he does not bring anything from you I just exist, a mass of nerves… All my love forever, G.

February 1st, K. Gloucester Regiment, Priors Road, Cheltenham My darling boy, For years I had it drummed into me that no love could last for life… I want you darling seriously to delve into your own mind, and to look for once in to the future. I think about times like this a lot.

The letters, which emerged after Mr Bradley's death in , are therefore. Popular Just an amazing story about two WW2 soldiers who fell in love and whose letters were only recently discovered John Plunkett. Updated June 8th, G for Gordon, it was later discovered more than 70 years later.

One of them said, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all our letters could be published in the future in a more enlightened time. Then all the world could see how in love we are.”. Although the couple wrote throughout the war, the letters stopped in You can read the full story on the BBC website here.

But we live in hope. Operated by Digitalbox Publishing Ltd. Digitalbox Publishing Ltd. Co Reg No. The Poke. Unfortunately, the enlightened times are quite there yet. He met and fell in love with two other men. Yet because of equal rights pioneers across the decades, I can confidently walk down the street with my arm around my boyfriend.

Updated June 8th, Share Tweet. Hundreds of love letters between two gay WWII soldiers were discovered and sold to a museum. Then all the world could see how in love we are.” They are now being made into a book. Thank you for posting this — it's so lovely and also heartbreaking.

John Plunkett. Imagine the time when the war is over and we are living together… would it not be better to live on from now on the memory of our life together when it was at its most golden pitch. At the time, not only was homosexuality illegal, but those in the armed forces could be shot for having gay sex.

In one of the letters, it says, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all our letters could be published in the future in a more enlightened time. “Indecency,” the military term for sexual activity between men, could result in a lengthy prison sentence for British soldiers.

As a result, correspondence detailing gay love from that time is.