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Pride 2017: five British LGBT writers on books that inspired them

50 years after the UK decriminalised homosexuality, authors and activists talk about literary representations of gay relationships – and more.

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Pride in London 2016.

Pride in London 2016. Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Images. All rights reserved.

2017 marks 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK – so this year we’re celebrating Pride with even more oomph than usual. There’s an exhibition on gay life and law at the British Library, a series of BBC plays, and a collection of documentaries on Channel 4 marking the anniversary – as well as the annual Pride parade in London this weekend, now in its 45th year.