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Oscar Wilde's library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2lymkm1jno

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Oscar Wilde's British Library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction

The celebrated Irish writer had his pass revoked in 1895 after being imprisoned for a gay relationship.

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@gutenberg_org Well, that's nice, but what is the British Library doing to support actual living breathing queer folk?
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@mfennvt good question!
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@gutenberg_org professor snape 😕