Once revoked for 'indecency,' the British Library reinstates Oscar Wilde's library card : NPR
Update: 2025-10-19
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When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/19/nx-s1-5576395/once-revoked-for-indecency-the-british-library-reinstates-oscar-wildes-library-card
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/19/nx-s1-5576395/once-revoked-for-indecency-the-british-library-reinstates-oscar-wildes-library-card
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