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Love that Dare Not Speak Its Name - Origin of Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

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Definition: "The Love that dare not speak its name" is a phrase used by poet Lord Alfred Douglas to describe homosexuality. Douglas was lovers with Oscar Wilde. Lord Alfred Douglas coined the phrase in his poem Two Loves, in 1896.

Source: Phrases.org

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