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Queer life was rich and tolerated for centuries in the British capital until the fall-out from Oscar Wilde's trial sent gays into hiding for nearly 100 years. In the decades since homosexuality was legalised in 1967 equal rights legislation and high-profile campaigns have turned London into one of the most prominent gay-tolerant cities in the world. The scene is highly visible in Soho, but gay life is integrated across most districts and has hot-spots in Brixton, Hampstead, Hackney and Vauxhall. Now that same-sex couples can become civil partners and adopt children, queer families have become a feature of many London districts.
Queer life was rich and tolerated for centuries in the British capital until the fall-out from Oscar Wilde's trial sent gays into hiding for nearly 100 years. In the decades since homosexuality was legalised in 1967 equal rights legislation and high-profile campaigns have turned London into one of the most prominent gay-tolerant cities in the world. The scene is highly visible in Soho, but gay life is integrated across most districts and has hot-spots in Brixton, Hampstead, Hackney and Vauxhall. Now that same-sex couples can become civil partners and adopt children, queer families have become a feature of many London districts.
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