Long before Pride parades, colorful flags, or even the word gay as we use it today (it used to mean happy back in ye olden days) writers were slipping their erotic innuendos into poems, plays, and letters. So, if you have ever suspected your high school English teacher left out some… colorful details, you’re absolutely right. Let’s delve into what these prolific writers pieces truly meant under the rainbow lens.
- Oscar Wilde
Oh, green carnation, such beauty is within the eyes of the beholder. A sexually deviant flower that somehow managed to cause chaos across London around 1892. No one was entirely sure what they symbolized or why they suddenly became such a scandalous fashion choice. Only that wearing one meant something. And, of course, all signs pointed back to Oscar Wilde. He was an Irish writer famous for The Picture of Dorian Gray, a novel that makes it very clear he wasn’t exactly subtle about desire. If you are reading this, you might want to open a private browser and look up the uncensored version of Dorian Gray.
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