The single grave of a trailblazing gay couple just became an LGBTQ historical site

There’s a secret in the Mount Cemetery of Guildford, an English town about 32 miles southwest of London.


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The single grave of a trailblazing gay couple just become an LGBTQ historical site

There, buried in one of the graves, are two gay lovers: Edward Carpenter, a man called the “gay godfather of the British left” and his longtime partner George Merrill.

Though some may not recognize them by name, both men bucked the homophobia of the late 18th and early 19th centuries by living together in an out gay relationship, providing romantic inspiration for two books written by well-known gay authors in the process.

Their final resting place has recently been designated as an LGBTQ historic site by Historic England, an organization that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England’s spectacular historic environment.

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