The Cleveland Street Scandal

1889 was the year of the Cleveland Street scandal, in which a male brothel was raided in Cleveland Street, in London’s West End. At the time, sexual acts between men were illegal in Britain, and those who visited the house of assignation on Cleveland Street faced prosecution. However, due to the high social standing of many of the clientele of 19 Cleveland Street, only a few men faced prison time, as the British government were accused of covering up the scandal in order to protect members of the establishment.
Sources:
Rose Staveley-Wadham, Unlock the Story of the Cleveland Street Scandal, The British Newspaper Archive, blog.britishnewspaperarchive....
Colin Walks London, Cleveland Street Scandal, www.colinwalkslondon.com/arti...
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[@philipinchina]

Pure gold. Thank you for this.

[@RadioWhoPoo]

Thank you :)

[@ksig219]

P.A.V. Collars and Cuffs. Naughty boy!

[@Bananadiva1]

Good post but incorrect photos are used in this video. The photograph (at 17 minutes) is not Inspector Abberline, it's Chief Inspector Donald Sutherland Swanson and that named as Lord Arthur Somerset (at 22 minutes) is actually George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon.

[@hatuletoh]

Ah, the Victorian English. Every bit as licentious as any other time and place, just much honest and a lot more neurotic about it. Makes one wonder what we in the modern world consider a dangerous vice requiring legal intervention will be viewed as much ado about nothing by our descendents? [coughcoughwarondrugscough]

[@RadioWhoPoo]

The war on drugs doesn't exist. Marijuana is legal everywhere and turns people into lazy morons

[@annehat4833]

Psyop !!

[@RadioWhoPoo]

Nope!!