The pansy craze

Nancy Boy Dandy vintage original French postcard late 1920's in redish sepia tint. Set. 4 of 4 (minkshmink collection) #nancyboy #swell #effeminate #powederpuff #girlie #romance #tintedpotcard #gayboy #gaypostcard #gayboyfriend #pansy #queer #pansy

Part of the fun of researching 1920's and 1930's Queer subculture in New York City was coming across a wide variety of specialized slang and coded terms that flourished among homosexual men and women of the time. Some of these terms are solely of their time, some have survived into the modern era, albeit often…

QMH May 2010 - The Pansy Craze

Early drag queens like Jean Malin helped bohemian gay culture thrive – before mob violence, Nazism and Hollywood homophobia drove it back underground

A new book tells the true stories behind Cabaret, and what was possibly the most thrilling gay party scene the world has ever known. Read an excerpt here.

Pansy Craze

Queer Paris, Gay Paris, Jazz Age, Gay Paris 1920s, Gay 1920s

promo shot of Leatrice Joy in the Clinging Vine c.1926

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