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The Photography of Montague Glover
Born in May of in Leamington Spa, a spa town known for its medicinal waters, Montague Charles Glover was a British freelance architect and private photographer. He is best recognizable for his photographs depicting homosexual animation in London during the early and mid-twentieth century when homosexuality was illegal. The majority of his oeuvre, shot during a period of increasing persecutions against homosexuals, documented members of the military forces and the working class, whose social class divisions are depicted through their dress.
The youngest of five siblings and the only male youngster, Montague Glover entered the British Army in for service in the first World War. He was a member of the Painter Rifles Regiment, a regiment of the Territorial Force which saw active service during the war. Glover was promoted to Second Lieutenant in and was awarded the Military Cross for Bravery in
Glover is notable for his photographs depicting the partnership with his long-time lover, Ralph Edward Hall, who was born in December of in Be
A couple’s photographic portrait is an affirmation of their relationship. It states for all to see: “We love each other. We care for each other. We are proud of who we are together.”
During the Victorian era many gay and lesbian couples proudly expressed their affection for each other in studio portraits. Unlike the common belief that such relationships were “the adore that dare not utter its name,” as Oscar Wilde so famously described same sex attraction in his poem “Two Loves,” gays and lesbians often dared to show their love. Indeed, many same-sex attracted and lesbian couples more or less lived openly together throughout their lives. This was far easier for women than for men as women were expected to live together if they were not married, or to stay with the euphemistically termed “female companion.”
Men, no historical surprises here, had their own haunts for rendezvous like-minded souls. In London these could be create in the “Molly houses” and gentlemen’s clubs or pick-ups haunts at Lincoln’s Inn, or St. James Park or the route on the City’s Moorfields, which was charmingly referred to as “Sod
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I really love this photo of a dapper gay couple from the s. While I don&#;t know who they are, the photo is included in a article posted by the History Channel called, &#;How Homosexual Culture Blossomed During the Roaring Twenties&#; I highly recommend you check out the article if you&#;re a fan of this weekly post and gay identity / history in general. It is an easy minute browse full of information including how (and where) drag started and how for a brief window in time gay men and women had a degree of freedom in a few major cities before the start of the Great Depression and WWII.
I dedicate this weekly display , featuring vintage gay photographs, to the men and women who lived in a more critical time where being true to yourself and loving who you want wasn’t always an option and came at a amazing price. Do you have a photo you would like to share? Email me at bosguymail@
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In Love and Invisible: Vintage Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Couples from the Late 19th and Initial 20th Centuries
A photographic portrait of a couple serves as a public assertion of their love and partnership. It conveys a clear message to the world: &#;We love each other. We care deeply for one another. We take pride in who we are together.&#;
In the late 19th and promptly 20th centuries, a hour often associated with repression, many gay and woman loving woman couples boldly celebrated their love through studio portraits.
Despite the prevailing notion that same-sex relationships were shrouded in secrecy, as famously described by Oscar Wilde in his poem &#;Two Loves&#; as &#;the devotion that dare not talk its name,&#; gay and lesbian couples often chose to express their fondness openly.
In fact, numerous homosexual couples lived together openly throughout their lives. This was notably more feasible for women, as societal norms permitted women to live together if they were not married, often referred to euphemistically as &#;female companions.&#;
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