Tag: love letters

'Wouldn't it be wonderful if all our letters could be published in the future in a more enlightened time' Two young men dared to confess their love during a time when homosexuality was illegal. While stationed as an anti-aircraft bomber, Gilbert Bradley exchanged heartfelt letters with his lover, Gordon Bowsher. During this time, men in the armed forces who were caught having gay sex could be shot. The letters remained a secret until Bradley’s death in 2008, when a house clearance company found...