{"id":47175,"date":"2024-09-12T14:43:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T12:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fe99797f-d5d4-4baf-8e07-41a40d7aaf6e"},"modified":"2024-09-12T15:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T13:07:15","slug":"a-perfect-gay-marriage-before-the-concept-was-invented-britten-and-pears-gay-pioneers","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/a-perfect-gay-marriage-before-the-concept-was-invented-britten-and-pears-gay-pioneers\/","title":{"rendered":"‘A perfect gay marriage before the concept was invented’: Britten and Pears, gay pioneers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Thursday, 12 September 2024 at 12:43 PM<\/p>

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The social landscape has changed so much that it\u2019s hard to remember how gay relationships worked when commitment could not be affirmed publicly \u2013 let alone when they were illegal. Yet, for some 35 years, Benjamin Britten<\/a><\/strong> and Peter Pears<\/a><\/strong> contrived an apparently perfect gay marriage before the concept was invented. <\/p>