John Saul
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John Saul was a male prostitute in late 19th-century London whose involvement in the 1889 Cleveland Street scandal linked him to a high-profile case of homosexual activity and social controversy in Victorian Britain.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cleveland Street, London
NERFINISHED
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Victorian-era homosexual subculture in London ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | testimony and statements given during the Cleveland Street scandal inquiry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Victorian Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inferredEthnicity | British ⓘ |
| knownFor | involvement in the Cleveland Street scandal ⓘ |
| legacy | example of working-class male prostitute in Victorian legal and moral discourse ⓘ |
| legalContext | Labouchere Amendment and other Victorian anti-homosexuality laws ⓘ |
| legalIssue | possible prosecution under laws criminalizing male homosexual acts ⓘ |
| legalStatus | implicated in criminal investigation concerning homosexual offences ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
public controversy over homosexuality among the British elite
ⓘ
social scandal involving aristocratic clients of a male brothel ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | press reports on the Cleveland Street scandal ⓘ |
| notableEvent | police investigation into male brothel at Cleveland Street in 1889 ⓘ |
| occupation |
male prostitute
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sex worker ⓘ |
| participantIn | Cleveland Street scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Cleveland Street male brothel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| riskFactor | vulnerability to police harassment and blackmail due to criminalization of homosexual acts ⓘ |
| socialStatus | working-class ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
accounts of the Cleveland Street scandal
ⓘ
historical studies of homosexuality in Victorian England ⓘ |
| timeOfEvent | 1889 ⓘ |
| typeOfNotability | involvement in sex scandal ⓘ |
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