I will have to go and look further, but there were a number of well known gay men in Victorian times. Oscar Wilde is probably the most famous. One of the scandals of the time was the Cleveland Street affair. read more
A brothel catering to gay men was discovered by the police in London and they discovered that Lord Arthur Somerset who was an equerry to the Prince of Wales (Victoria’s son) was a patron. Somerset left for the continent before he could be arrested. read more
The Queen’s cousin became the first member of the British royal family to come out as gay after revealing he is dating James Coyle. Mountbatten is the Queen’s cousin, the great great great grandson of Queen Victoria and the great-nephew of Earl Mountbatten of Burma. read more