The Love that Dares to Speak its Name
- The Love that Dares to Speak its Name
"The Love that Dares to Speak its Name" is a controversial poem by James Kirkup.
It describes homosexual acts committed with the body of the dead Christ.
It was at the centre of the "Whitehouse v. Lemon" trial for blasphemous libel, where the editor of "Gay News" was convicted and given a suspended prison sentence.
External links
* [http://torturebyroses.gydja.com/tbrkirkup.html Text of the poem]
* [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-6519.html The gay poem that broke blasphemy laws]
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