Fight like a man? Masculinity in WW2
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The Life and Times of a Fighter Pilot
Ian Gleed was a gay fighter pilot in the Second World War. He had an affair with his partner and would fly home to pick her up for tea. The story of how he came to be so open about being gay is fascinating, says author David Walliams. But it's becoming more virulent again that these ideas still exist among male society,walliams adds.
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