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November 16, 1928 - An obscenity trial began for Radclyffe Hall's novel, "The Well of Loneliness." Great Britain banned it for its treatment of lesbianism, though it contained no explicit sexual references.
A U.S. court in 1929 ruled similarly, for its sympathetic portrait of homosexuality, and because it "pleads for tolerance on the part of society."
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#Revisiting #RadclyffeHall’s #groundbreaking #lesbian #novel #TheWellofLoneliness, 95 years on.
When acclaimed author Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness was published in 1928, what followed was a literary legacy defined by #lesbianism, #bookbans and a nation divided.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #UK #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Representation #Culture #History https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/28/the-well-of-loneliness-radclyffe-hall-lesbian-novel-legacy/