Unnatural Relations
by Mike Seabroook
Fifteen
year old Jamie Potten, bullied by his wealthy but belligerent father
and unloved by his mother, is hopelessly in love with nineteen year old
Christopher. In a chance meeting with the older boy Jamie found someone
he could at last talk to, someone who listened and took an interest in
him; over time Jamie's liking for Christopher turned to love, and when
he finally acted on his impulses he was delighted to find that love
reciprocated. However circumstances would conspire against them and lead
to the older boy being arrested and tried on charges of buggery with a
minor - this is England in the 1980s.For Jamie Potten, burdened at fifteen with a bullying father and an
uncaring mother, his encounter with nineteen-year-old Chris brings
solace and joy. Chris’s love for Jamie, however, leads to his
prosecution for 'buggery with a minor', with the threat of a heavy
prison sentence.In this
gripping yet tender story of two young people facing together a brutal
assault on their human rights, Mike Seabrook highlights the iniquitous
position of gay teenagers under English law.
year old Jamie Potten, bullied by his wealthy but belligerent father
and unloved by his mother, is hopelessly in love with nineteen year old
Christopher. In a chance meeting with the older boy Jamie found someone
he could at last talk to, someone who listened and took an interest in
him; over time Jamie's liking for Christopher turned to love, and when
he finally acted on his impulses he was delighted to find that love
reciprocated. However circumstances would conspire against them and lead
to the older boy being arrested and tried on charges of buggery with a
minor - this is England in the 1980s.For Jamie Potten, burdened at fifteen with a bullying father and an
uncaring mother, his encounter with nineteen-year-old Chris brings
solace and joy. Chris’s love for Jamie, however, leads to his
prosecution for 'buggery with a minor', with the threat of a heavy
prison sentence.In this
gripping yet tender story of two young people facing together a brutal
assault on their human rights, Mike Seabrook highlights the iniquitous
position of gay teenagers under English law.