Laws Against Homosexuality

[emmyangua.livejournal.com]

Hi,

I'm pretty familiar with both the BBC, Ritchie, and Canon adaptions but I've only really read BBC verse fic - but I have no idea where to start. I'm really interested in H/W fics dealing with homosexuality being illegal and basically any fics dealing with the pain/difficulties of being gay in that era.

Basically I want lots and lots of 'we can't do this' angst. I don't mind which verse the fic is in so long as it's Victorian.

Thanks!
*Never has my icon been so appropriate.

Comments

[gaedhal.livejournal.com]

My story, "Baker Street: The Sleep of Reason" is a Ritchieverse
fic that deals with that subject.

The LJ links are here (scroll down to the bottom):

http://www.fortruthis.com/gaedhal/

The entire fic in a pdf is at my Yahoo Group. You
can download it.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/queer_theories_by_gaedhal/

[love-bug-54.livejournal.com]

I dealt extensively with the Oscar Wilde trials and how those effected Holmes/Watson. The series starts here:

http://love-bug-54.livejournal.com/4238.html

The boys meet Oscar during happier times but even then there was a dark cloud looming.

[shadings.livejournal.com]

I always tend to assume that all H/W fans already know of katieforsythe, but just in case you haven't read any of her fics, Full of Grace (http://katieforsythe.livejournal.com/7853.html) is probably the most relevant to your interests.

[tafizgurl.livejournal.com]

I second the recommendation.

[frenchcinephile.livejournal.com]

Fallout by pro-prodigy

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5671937/1/Fallout

Don't know if this is what you're looking for, but it's what happens when Holmes and Watson relationship is discovered and Holmes is imprisoned. Warning for character death.

Nothing Gold by lilapaddy

http://cox-and-co.livejournal.com/544445.html

Moving comparison fic between canon and bbc verse, the first part is a heartbreaking conversation between Holmes and Watson that quietly fulfils your request.