Well, apparently in this one Darren Hayes is on another time traveling adventure. This time back to Victorian England, to visit some lover, and this song really gets across to the listener that Darren is now openly gay. That is of course if you know where to look. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1891 book published by Oscar Wilde. The book has a strong homosexuality theme. The lines after it are a reference to "Love that dare not speak it's name" a phrase from the 1894 poem "Two Loves" by Lord Alfred Douglas, generally used as a euphemism for homosexuality. This phrase was also mentioned at Oscar Wilde's gross indecency trial. And guess what, both were published during the reign of Queen Victoria. Coincidence...I think not!
Well, apparently in this one Darren Hayes is on another time traveling adventure. This time back to Victorian England, to visit some lover, and this song really gets across to the listener that Darren is now openly gay. That is of course if you know where to look. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1891 book published by Oscar Wilde. The book has a strong homosexuality theme. The lines after it are a reference to "Love that dare not speak it's name" a phrase from the 1894 poem "Two Loves" by Lord Alfred Douglas, generally used as a euphemism for homosexuality. This phrase was also mentioned at Oscar Wilde's gross indecency trial. And guess what, both were published during the reign of Queen Victoria. Coincidence...I think not!