Gladys Bentley: Pioneering Queer Performer
Gladys Bentley consistently and unapologetically broke the unspoken rules of gender norms
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Gladys Bentley consistently and unapologetically broke the unspoken rules of gender norms
Much of what is widely embraced about the famous activist and orator is mythology, while the truth lives in the shadows.
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