The "pansy craze" was a brief, surprisingly open era in the late 1920s and early 1930s when gay, gender-nonconforming, and drag performers achieved mainstream popularity in US entertainment. Centered in Prohibition-era cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, these performers (often called "pansies") headlined, performed in, or frequented popular nightclubs and, to a lesser extent, pre-Code films. #lgbtqhistory #lgbtiq #lgbtqia #lgbt #roaring20s | Jeff Waters
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