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==Wilde's sexuality==

==Wilde's sexuality==

Although Wilde had relations with women in his youth, he became decidedly [[homosexual]] after his encounter with Robert Ross, and was also a [[pederast]]. Wilde himself believed that he belonged to a culture of "[[male love]]" inspired by the [[Greek pederastic tradition]], through his association with the Uranians. This claim does not really accord with the squalor of Wilde's activities.

Although Wilde had relations with women in his youth, he became decidedly [[homosexual]] after his encounter with Robert Ross, and was also a [[pederast]]. Wilde himself believed that he belonged to a culture of "[[male love]]" inspired by the [[Greek pederastic tradition]], through his association with the Uranians. This claim does not really accord with the unsavoury nature of Wilde's activities.

Friends such as Aubrey Beardsley and Max Beerbohm record Wilde sitting in the Café Royale in London chatting over dinner about having had relations with five boys in one night, and engaging in analingus.

Friends such as Aubrey Beardsley and Max Beerbohm record Wilde sitting in the Café Royale in London chatting over dinner about having had relations with five boys in one night, and engaging in analingus.

One of his witticisms recorded from this period is "Little boys should be obscene and not heard."

One of his witticisms recorded from this period is "Little boys should be obscene and not heard."