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Queer classified adverts and love letters in the 1920s
In an era when the law criminalised your love, how was it possible to meet members of the same sex and communicate?
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Catalogue reference: HO 432
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- HO 432
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Title (The name of the record)
- a:gender Website
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Date (When the record was created)
- From 2008
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the a:gender website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
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Please see information at Divisional level.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Home Office, 1782-1782
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- archived website(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Gathered from original website.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Future website versions may be anticipated.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16804/
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