2006-09-23 06:38:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Yes he was, and he didn't think much of showing it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_wilde
2006-09-23 06:41:37 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oscar wilde was actually married and has descendants who disputed the claim that he was homosexual. the famous case that put oscar wilde in jail is often attributed to the fact that he was gay and having gay relations with a man--however there is some evidence that the friend and the friend's father were actually just out to get each other, that wilde got in the middle, and suffered the consequences--whether or not he was having gay relations with that friend or anyone? i'm not sure it's been proven. everyone assumes so because of his manner and way of dress, etc., but that was also a personal and trendy statement of the times.
2006-09-23 14:17:29 · answer #2 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and he was imprisoned for Homosexuality in London. You might want to read his bood "The ballad of Reading Gaol".
2006-09-23 15:19:38 · answer #3 · answered by cheyennetomahawk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he was one among the literary figures like E.M Foster and a lot more who were homosexual
2006-09-23 13:46:06 · answer #4 · answered by ramraj 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, and he went to jail for it because in those days it was "the love that dare not speak it's name."
For information on Wilde, visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde#The_Queensberry_scandal
2006-09-23 14:02:45 · answer #5 · answered by Bobbie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite.
2006-09-23 14:21:58 · answer #6 · answered by Switch Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does a bear eat beef jerky?
2006-09-23 13:40:29 · answer #7 · answered by holden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Openly, yes.
2006-09-23 13:40:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, and as flamboyant about it as one could be in those days.
2006-09-23 13:39:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-23 13:40:07 · answer #10 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋