Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 21/05/2026This week, on #UnholyHistories: we explore the intertwined histories of humanism and LGBT+ rights through the lives of remarkable reformers, writers, and campaigners who challenged religious orthodoxy and fought for sexual freedom. #HumanistHeritage 1154
Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 21/05/2026Historians Lesley Hall and Peter Parker discuss pioneering figures such as Laurence Housman, the gay pacifist who helped found the British Society for the Study of Sex Psychology; poet A.E. Housman, and novelist E.M. Forster, the humanist 'heart' of the movement. 131
Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 21/05/2026The episode also highlights campaigners including Magnus Hirschfeld, Stella Browne, Antony Grey, and A.J. Ayer, tracing how humanists used science, reason, and personal liberty to challenge prejudice, oppose conversion practices, and campaign for decriminalisation 131
