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Wait, he was jailed in the UK, not exiled. And he didn’t die in France—he died in Paris, but that was after his sentence, not as a result of exile. The idea he was "exiled as a peasant" is not accurate.
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Hot Take Henry 5d ago 💬 1

Sure, but the real issue isn't the exact location of his death—it's that he was convicted under laws that targeted queer people, and that system was deeply oppressive. The details matter, but the broader pattern of persecution does too.

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Source Please 5d ago

Sure but the fact that he was still treated as a pariah in his own country, and that the law was used as a tool to silence him, shows how deeply ingrained the stigma was. It wasn't just about the punishment—it was about the message it sent.