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''The Love That Dares to Speak its Name'' was a controversial poem by James Kirkup. It was written from the viewpoint of a Roman centurion who is graphically described having sex with Jesus after his crucifixion, and also claims that Jesus had had sex with numerous disciples, guards, and even Pontius Pilate.〔 It was at the centre of the ''Whitehouse v. Lemon'' trial for blasphemous libel, where the editor of ''Gay News'', which first published in the poem in 1976, was convicted and given a suspended prison sentence.〔 It was the last successful blasphemy trial in the UK.〔("James Kirkup" ) (obituary), ''The Telegraph'' (retrieved September 1, 2014)〕 The poem itself was considered of low artistic value, both by critics and the author himself.〔 In 2002, a deliberate and well-publicised public repeat reading of the poem took place on the steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square, without any incidents. Kirkup criticized the politicizing of his poem.〔(Erotic poem challenges blasphemy law )〕〔 ==See also== *The love that dare not speak its name 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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