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WHAT MAK A ‘GAY IN’?
The Stonewall rts were a seri of spontaneo, vlent monstratns by members of the gay (LGBT) muny agast a police raid that began the early morng hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York Cy. They are wily nsired to nstute the most important event leadg to the gay liberatn movement and the morn fight for LGBT rights the Uned Stat. Even more notable was her play, World – Birth of A Natn, which was set a hospal and alt wh male stratn –– evokg both transgenr surgery and her mixed feelgs about men, both gay and straight.
Sadly, Dive (now a gay, transgenr in) died 1988 of rpiratory problems, days after the openg of his greatt actg succs, Hairspray. Charl Piece 1926-1999 was what might be lled a female impersonator (he lled himself a Male Actrs) who found favor wh dienc both straight and gay wh his knowg imprsns of Bette Davis, Mae Wt, Tallulah Bankhead and Carol Channg, Such impersonatns were que tradnal for a ic performer of this sort.