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Word: gurden (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...debate over the homosexual bill did not produce Commons' finest hour. When Tory Opponent Harold Gurden mused that a House of 600 members probably had some homosexuals in its midst and that they should declare their interest before voting, he was interrupted by a taunting cry from Labor Backbencher Andrew Faulds: "We don't know about you, do we? It might be interesting!" Replied Gurden: "If he is insinuating that I am one of the chosen few, perhaps he could tell us about it." The deputy speaker succeeded in restoring order and as the sun began rising over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: Shame Is Enough | 7/14/1967 | See Source »

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