DAILY MAIL. Article on “ Loving A Photographic History of Men in Love ”

Written By Hugh Nini

Incredible historical photographs show men - workers, soldiers and the upper crust - in love from the 1850s to 1950s when documenting their relationship left them at risk of being jailed

  • Twenty years ago, couple Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell found a photograph of two men embracing from around 1920. They bought the picture, which they thought was one of a kind until they discovered another

  • They kept collecting: scouring online sites, searching at photography shows and connecting with sellers 

  • Over 320 of those images are part of their new book, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s. It features men in love and showing affection when there was a significant risk in documenting it 

  • In 1969, when the cops raided Stonewall Inn, its patrons - gays, lesbians and transgender - pushed back and ignited the modern gay rights movement in the US. It took until 2015 for same-sex marriage to be legal 

Read full article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8840519/Incredible-rare-historical-photographs-men-love-1850s-1950s.html

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