Which law makes Geoffrey's life harder?

Homosexuality was illegal until 1967

A Taste of Honey · GCSE English Literature revision

In Salford in the late 1950s, teenage Jo lives with her mother Helen in a run-down flat. Helen drinks and puts her own life first.
Helen marries Peter, a younger man, and leaves Jo. Jo has a relationship with Jimmie, a Black sailor, who promises to marry her and then goes to sea.
Jo is pregnant. Geoffrey, a gay art student, moves in and cares for her more than anyone has.
Helen returns after Peter throws her out and drives Geoffrey away. When Jo goes into labour and Helen learns the baby may be Black, she goes out for a drink.

Mother and daughter relationships, class, race, sexuality, gender roles and loneliness.
Shelagh Delaney wrote it at 19 (1958). It is 'kitchen sink' drama about ordinary working-class lives. Homosexuality was illegal until 1967, and mixed-race relationships faced prejudice.

Characters speak to the audience, and music-hall songs and dance link the scenes.

Kitchen sink drama: Realistic plays about working-class home life in the 1950s and 60s.
Working class: People who did manual or low-paid jobs.
Breaking the fourth wall: Characters speaking to the audience.
Prejudice: An unfair opinion of someone because of their group.

Where is A Taste of Honey set?: Salford: It shows working-class life in the 1950s.
Who does Helen marry?: Peter: She leaves Jo to live with him.
Who is the father of Jo's baby?: Jimmie, a Black sailor: He goes back to sea.
Who looks after Jo during her pregnancy?: Geoffrey: He is a gay art student.
How old was Shelagh Delaney when she wrote the play?: 19: It was first staged in 1958.
What kind of drama is A Taste of Honey?: Kitchen sink drama: It shows ordinary working-class life.
How does Helen react when she learns the baby may be Black?: She goes out for a drink: The ending is uncertain.
Which law makes Geoffrey's life harder?: Homosexuality was illegal until 1967: He faces prejudice.