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Chris chooses E.M. Forster's novel Maurice, written in 1913 but published posthumously, about love between men in pre-war England. Extracts are read by Simon Russell Beale. Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, is a former British politician and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who in 1984 became the first MP to choose to come out publicly as gay. He is Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Queer Icons is Front Row's celebration of LGBTQ culture. For many more, head to Front Row's Queer Icons website.