Andrew Watts

Why people have sex in graveyards

The seductive powers of sacred places

issue 05 September 2020

The oldest churchyard in Torquay is being used by people openly having sex and sunbathing nude in broad daylight. This was how it was reported in the local newspaper, of course — ‘broad daylight’ is a phrase that is only ever used by subeditors trying to make things sound more depraved.

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