An interview I did with Kairos (who do the LGBT Soho walking tours). Two hours of history for a fiver. It’s worth it! You get to hear about the 18th Century Molly Houses where an undercover investigator noted:

‘I found between 40 and 50 men making love. They would sit on one another’s laps, kissing in a lewd manner and using their hands indecently. Then they would get up, dance and make curtsies and mimic the voices of women.’ Some of the ‘maiden names’ included Miss Kitten, Pomegranate Molly, Primrose Mary (who was a butcher), Dick Candle Maker, Aunt May, Princess Serphina and The Countess of Camomile.

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