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There’s a fascinating article in Collector’s Weekly about semi-open lesbianism and women wearing men’s clothes in the world of 1920s blues belters. Highly recommended if you’re interested in the history of “gender queer” identities.
(Above: singer Gladys Bentley and bandleader Willie Bryant)