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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/VanGoghEnjoyer on 2025-07-11 01:21:43+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1870, Thomas Boulton and Frederick Park, were arrested after being found in public dressed as women, put on trial for conspiracy to commit sodomy, and acquitted because prosecutors couldn’t prove any sexual activity. The trial was widely discussed in the press.