November 1938
The annual
Servant's Ball was popular among gay men long before homosexuality became
legal. In the photo, men in drag attend the event at the Royal Albert Hall.
Observers at the time were shocked by the scenes with one commenting: 'Groups
of men dressed in coloured silk blouses and tight-lipped [sic] trousers. By
their attitude and general behaviour they were obviously male prostitutes.'
Homosexuality was decriminalised
30 years later in 1967.
Thanks to The Metro
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