1940s
Reading Guide: The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, 1957-1962
Bannon writes of the iconic, tall, hot, mildly-unhinged Beebo as she tries to make a life for herself in late 1950s Greenwich Village.
1940s
1940s
Reading Guide 1940s-1960s: Dyke Bar* History as Told by Beebo, Lily, Audre, Leslie, Alix, & Mona
How do we even begin to tell the lezbiqueertrans history of the 1940s-1960s? With "gender impersonators," especially!
1940s
"The Gender of Desire: Joan Nestle’s Last Interview"
Not long after we popped on our screens to record together, Joan Nestleannounced, "I'm 84. I'm very tired. This will be my last interview with you all today." I couldn't breathe.
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"Queer Pulp, Dark Bars & the Police State, 1940s-1960s"
Along with a lush photo spread of some queer highlights, awfulness, and delicious everyday life from the 1940s-1960s, enjoy a deep dive into NYC queer history with Joan Nestle, Hugh Ryan, and Alix Genter.