2. Homosexuality was closeted to the point that someone who was accused of it had to leave the country or (if in the military) eat his gun.

Oscar Wilde. The poor guy was denied his sons (their name was changed to remove any sign of relationship to him and he never saw them again), his spirit was broken (his De Profundis was an extremely moving piece, but it was hardly the height of the wit which made him famous), his life was in shambles, and he did have to leave the country.