Rainbow flag to fly over Tate Britain to mark first queer British art show

Tate Britain marks 50th anniversary of 1967 Sexual Offences Act with exhibition including works by Francis Bacon, Dora Carrington and David HockneyA rainbow flag is to be hoisted over Tate Britain as the gallery opens the first major exhibition dedicated to queer British art, from covert images of same-sex desire by Simeon Solomon to the couldn’t care less enjoyment of David Hockney.The gallery is marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, a momentous, transformative mom