Hugh Ryan
Hugh Ryan (@Hugh_Ryan) is the author of When Brooklyn Was Queer.
Articles From This Author
How Dressing in Drag Was Labeled a Crime in the 20th Century
Rusty Brown started dressing as a man, first as a disguise to get a factory job since she lost her war-time position as a machinist at the close of World War II, then in order to work as a drag king. This is when her troubles began. “I have been arrested in New York more times ...read more