Christopher Stephens

In June 1960, several British newspapers received a letter so shocking some thought it was a hoax. Beginning 'Sir, we are homosexuals . . ', it was signed by Roger Butler and two others. Publishing such a letter seven years prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality was a radical and dangerous move. But it was a risk that marked a...

'Your book is the "really good book. Just one" that Roger Butler would have wanted' - Sir Ian McKellen 'Absorbing and often very moving' - Peter Parker, Spectator 'Sir, we are homosexuals . . .' So began the letter penned by Roger Butler and sent to several British newspaper editors - some of whom were so shocked they thought it...