#OTD #TDIH #October16, 1854 #HBD #OscarWilde! #Poets #Playrwrights #Journalists #Homosexuals #GayMen #VictorianEra #Closeted #InTheCloset #ThePictureOfDorianGray #TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest #Literature #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #BeatlesSky #MusicSky

DYK most mid-20thC gays lived #InTheCloset, which became part of gay identity, life style, & the desire for furtive sex play? Those who stayed in the closet supported the myth that gay & lesbian people did not exist. But many decided to live open, gay lives.