Housman, and Ralph Waldo Emerson had to face the society’s wrath for their private homosexual activities. Despite the pioneering works of the early gay rights activists, men like Oscar Wilde, A. George Cecil Ives was another gay man who was an early homosexual law reform campaigner.

The 19th century German writer Karl Heinrich Ulrichs is seen today as the pioneer of the modern gay rights movement.

But with growing awareness about the LGBT community, it is becoming increasingly possible for gay people to come out of the closet and build a meaningful life for themselves. It is not easy being a gay man in the contemporary world! With the members of the LGBT community being subjected to rampant discrimination and social ridicule, life is sure very challenging for gay men.