"Gay" in 1713

[Ronald Butters]

There were an number of most abhorrent crimes that dissolute people could be involved in.

On Jul 8, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

> Of course.  What I was wondering about is the conjunction of "gay
> characters" [persons] with the "most abhorrent" crimes.
>
> Joel

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