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Hugh Ryan

Hugh Ryan (@Hugh_Ryan) is the author of When Brooklyn Was Queer. 

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How Dressing in Drag Was Labeled a Crime in the 20th Century

In the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, police arrested LGBTQ people based on an informal “three‑article” rule. The Stonewall Riots helped turn the tide against these arrests.

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