The University of Minnesota is producing a play titled ‘De Profundis Ego Resurrexit’ which explores Oscar Wilde and ‘queer ...

The hidden tragedies of Wilde’s legacy - It’s impossible not to flinch at the boys’ trauma. They were separated to conceal ...

This November, Dublin will mark 125 years since Oscar Wilde’s death with a host of public tributes and cultural events across the city. Events ranging from guided walks to performances and exhibitions ...

Wilde was convicted in England of “gross indecency” under the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1885, which criminalised same-sex relationships.

When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it.

Over time,  the accumulation of myths, half-truths, gossip, and in much more serious instances, egregious misrepresentations and downright lies, have continued to distort the facts about Oscar Wilde ...

The grandson of Oscar Wilde will Thursday collect a British Library pass symbolically reinstated to the celebrated Irish writer 130 years after it was revoked when he was convicted for being gay. In ...

: [POST-BROADCAST CLARIFICATION Oct. 22, 2025: Although widely attributed to Oscar Wilde, the quote that kicks off this story — “be yourself; everyone else is already taken” — may not, in fact, have ...