And this is where we used to be, not that long ago. Existing can get you in some real serious trouble, kid…
This photo reminds me of the amazing queer history book “Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold” and how the butches and the drag queens in the 30s and 40s would get tipped off that the bar was being raided, and they needed to switch clothes as fast as possible, because otherwise you got hell, you could get jail time, or worse.
Via RetroNaut
From Death Scenes: A Homicide Detective’s Scrapbook by Sean Tejaratchi
(via the-big-lie)
When I was in LA and visited the work place of one of the people I lived with, they had this book in their office. It is...