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James Kirkup's poem The Love that Dares to Speak its Name was published in the 3 June 1976 issue of Gay News.

The poem, written from the viewpoint of a Roman centurion, graphically describes him having sex with Jesus after his crucifixion, and also claims that Jesus had had sex with numerous disciples, guards, and even Pontius Pilate.