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For sale: Reading jail, where Oscar Wilde was punished for gay sex

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The victorian jail where gay playwright Oscar Wilde served most of his two-year sentence for "gross indecency" is for sale, Britain said on Thursday.

The move drew criticism from campaigners who had hoped to turn Reading jail, just west of London, into an arts center to honour the Irish writer's legacy.

The site had become a magnet for Britain's LGBT community, just as New York's Stonewall Inn draws crowds commemorating its key role in the US fight for gay rights. "It's a hugely significant

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