10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROSS INDECENCY»
Discover the use of
gross indecency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gross indecency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"Thrilling…unforgettable, maybe even life-changing…it has the inevitablity and much of the monumentality of a Greek tragedy" (USA today) In 1895 Oscar Wilde brought a libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry for publicly maligning ...
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Documentary Trial Plays in Contemporary American Theater
57~ S. I. Salamensky, “Re-presenting Oscar Wilde: Wilde's Trials, Gross
Indecency, and Documentary Spectacle,” 577. 58. Kaufman, Gross Indecency, 21
. 59. Salamensky, 578. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73¢ 74¢
75 76.
Jacqueline O'Connor, 2013
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Criminal Law in Hong Kong
gross indecency' is not defined in the Crimes Ordinance. In Whitehouse ([ 1955]
QLR 100), the Queensland Court of Criminal Appeal took the view that 'gross'
meant simply 'plain, evident, obvious', but this was not favoured by the Hong
Kong ...
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Perspectives on Sex Crime & Society
Section 13 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 provides: It is an offence for a man to
commit an act of gross indecency with another man, whether in public or private,
or to be a party to the commission by a man of an act of gross indecency with ...
David W. Selfe, Vincent Burke, 2012
Attached to the bill was the Labouchere Amendment, which classified all sexual
relations between men short of buggery as “gross indecency,” a crime that
carried a sentence of up to two years in prison, either with or without hard labor. (
Oscar ...
Patricia Juliana Smith, 2013
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Provocation and Negotiation.: Essays in Comparative Criticism.
Yet, like the actual court, Gross Indecency positions Wilde's lies in a way that
contrasts them with the real actualities of his body, featuring sexuality as its
central facet. At the same time, Wilde's linguistic prowess is accurately replayed
during ...
Gesche Ipsen, Timothy Mathews, Dragana Obradovic, 2013
Talk on the Wilde Side focuses on the formation of a new `type' of sexual category in the newpaper reports of the trials of Oscar Wilde, relating this to middle-class discussions of masculinity throughout the nineteenth century.
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Documentary Theatre in the United States: An Historical ...
the play as "absolutely gripping," theatre critic Ben Brantley (New York Times, 19
March 1997) went on to pronounce, " Gross Indecency is the must-see sleeper of
the Off Off Broadway season. Working with an all-male cast and a weighty ...
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Stranger Intimacy: Contesting Race, Sexuality and the Law in ...
Detective McDonald then swung the door open, Singh jumped up to the bunk,
and the two detectives arrested Singh for attempted gross indecency. Detective
Scott stressed his judgment that Singh was sober and therefore fully conscious of
...
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The Homosexual(ity) of Law
While no definition of gross indecency is provided in the Act, the courts have
given it a generous interpretation. For example, in R. v. Howells (1976), where
two men were found guilty of gross indecency having been seen by police
officers ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROSS INDECENCY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gross indecency is used in the context of the following news items.
Moroccan women cleared of gross indecency for wearing 'too tight …
Protesters gather in Rabat to demonstrate against the arrest and charging of two women with gross indecency for wearing skirts police claimed ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
W!LD RICE: The Importance of Being Earnest in Australia!
As part of the Festival's programme, W!LD RICE will also present a free staged reading of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde on ... «The Online Citizen, Jul 15»
Unrepentant paedophile who abused girl (13) as they watched TV is …
... Crown Court in February this year of indecently assaulting the 13-year-old girl and also committing an act of gross indecency with the victim. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
Gwynedd Bhangra star Nesdi Jones speaks out about sex abuse …
Nesdi was the victim of indecent assault and gross indecency between 1999 and 2000. Following the incident, Owen moved away and Nesdi ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
The Street of Wonderful Possibilities by Devon Cox review – Wilde …
... a criminal law specifying that homosexual acts – now vilified under the term “gross indecency” – were punishable by two years' hard labour. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Employment Act being reviewed
This includes Section 354 for attacking or using criminal force on a person with intent to molest; Section 377D for gross indecency offences in ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
Man accused of sex crimes against young girls
He faces a further historical charge of committing an act of gross indecency against a young girl, again in Hemel Hempstead. Dynamic Dart ... «Hemel Gazette, Jul 15»
Outlawed Nobleman: Oscar Wilde's Trial by Fiction
Passages from that version were later used to vilify Wilde during his famous indictment for “gross indecency,” a trial that withered his reputation ... «The Millions, Jul 15»
Judge warns Walden man guilty of 11 child sex offences he will …
Brian Gibbs, 46, now of Wingfield Road, Lakenheath, Suffolk, had denied offences of indecent assault or gross indecency on boys aged nine or ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Jul 15»
Boys who joined teenage girl in Grandville sex act's viral video …
The boy who participated in the act pleaded guilty to attempted gross indecency between a male and female in Ottawa County Family Court. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
