Naomi Wolf has just published a book about marginalisation of gay men in Victorian society. However, the central thesis, that men were being executed for sodomy, appears to be based on a complete misunderstanding of a legal term, "death recorded", which actually meant the opposite.
This was, somewhat embarrassingly, revealed during an interview with historian Matthew Sweet intended to publicise the book on BBC radio (revelation is around 21'30", relevant section starts around 19').
This was, somewhat embarrassingly, revealed during an interview with historian Matthew Sweet intended to publicise the book on BBC radio (revelation is around 21'30", relevant section starts around 19').
via International Skeptics Forum http://bit.ly/2WuSHWk
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