Period of increased LGBT visibility (1920s to 1930s)
Pansy Craze
late-1920s–mid-1930s
Painting of "pansy" performer Karyl Norman, titled The Creole Fashion Plate (1923)
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Mainly the United States
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York City
San Francisco
Leader(s)
Gene Malin Karyl Norman Ray Bourbon
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The Pansy Craze was a period of increased LGBT visibility in American popular culture from the late-1920s until the mid-1930s.[1][2] During the "craze," drag queens — known as "pansy performers" — experienced a surge in underground popularity, especially in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco. The exact dates of the movement are debated, with a range from the late 1920s until 1935.[1][3][4]
The term "pansy craze" was first coined by the historian George Chauncey in his 1994 book Gay New York.[3][5][6][7]
^ abImig, Nate (June 6, 2022). "Tracing the roots of Wisconsin's drag history, dating back to the 1880s". Radio Milwaukee. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
^Bullock, Darryl W. (2017-09-14). "Pansy Craze: the wild 1930s drag parties that kickstarted gay nightlife". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
^ abHalley, Catherine (2020-01-29). "Four Flowering Plants That Have Been Decidedly Queered". JSTOR Daily. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
^Cohen, Lizabeth; Chauncey, George (September 1997). "Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940". The Journal of American History. 84 (2): 685. doi:10.2307/2952659. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 2952659.
^"The Work of George Chauncey, LGBTQ Historian and Kluge Prize Honoree September 27, 2022 By Neely Tucker". Yonkers Tribune. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
^Heap, Chad (2008-11-15). Slumming: Sexual and Racial Encounters in American Nightlife, 1885-1940. University of Chicago Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-226-32245-2.
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