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LGBTQ+ Figures in Hertfordshire's History
LGBTQ+ Figures in Hertfordshire's History
A coin of Elagabalus found in Hertfordshire - Ancient Rome’s bisexual, trans emperor?
A coin of Emperor Elagabalus found in Baldock in the 1920s provides links with a scandalous period of ancient Roman history.
E M Forster
Acclaimed writer E M Forster spent his childhood in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
Edward John Edwards, Rector of Essendon
Edward John Edwards was a rector of Essendon in the late 19th century who had to flee the county after being accused of gross indecency.
James Allen, a Female Husband
James Allen was a "Female Husband" who lived in Hertfordshire for a time with his wife Mary.
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright who had a friendship with Lady Desborough of Panshanger.
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp was an English writer and actor who modelled for the St Albans School of Art.
Ronald Wright, “Sir Gay”
Ronald Wright, sometimes known as Sir Gay, was an artist, writer and model born in Puckeridge.
Tom Rowland, Cross-Dressing Highwayman
Tom Rowland was a 17th-century highwayman from Hertfordshire who dressed in women's clothes.
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