The Gay Men Who Took on Hitler

Dan Snow's History Hit

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🗓️ 29 November 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Chris Bryant joined me on the podcast to tell the story of the gay British politicians who were among the very first to warn Britain about the danger of Hitler’s rise to power and the most vocal in demanding an end to the government’s policy of appeasement.

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0:38.3	I've got an elected official on the podcast and elected a politician.
0:42.6	Yes, Chris Bryant, member of Parliament for Ronda.
0:45.6	He's a passionate advocate for gay rights, both in the modern world and in the past.
0:51.1	He made a barnstorming speech in 2016, calling for a group of gay MPs in the 1930s to be
0:56.5	granted pardons for now overturned sexual offense charges.
1:01.2	And he was with the first gay MP to celebrate his several partnership in the Palace of Westminster.
1:04.9	Trailblazer and historian too, because he's now written the book of said group of MPs,
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