The love that dare not speak its name
- The love that dare not speak its name
The love that dare not speak its name is a phrase from the poem "Two Loves" by Lord Alfred Douglas, published in 1894. It was mentioned at Oscar Wilde's gross indecency trial, and it is classically interpreted as a euphemism for homosexuality.
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* [http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/wilde/poemsofdouglas.htm Text of the poem]
* [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/douglas.html Another copy of the text of the poem]
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