Son of Sodom: A Speculative Case Study

Deviants, Dishonorable Discharge, and the Criminalization of Sex

Brian Fehler
Nov 5 · 7 min read
From the Morris Williams file at the National Archives, Atlanta. Author photo.

Perhaps the most famous man tried for, and found guilty of, the crime of sodomy was also one of the most famous men of his time, Oscar Wilde.

In his classic “Ballad of Reading Gaol,” written during his exile after being released from prison, Wilde referred to the…

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