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Queens Liberation Front: Drag Queens Leading the Movement
The presence of drag queens and gender non-conforming activists at Stonewall has been historically under recognized. During the 1960s it was illegal to "cross-dress" and drag queens and other "cross dressers" were often the first to be arrested during a gay bar raid. Drag queens even worked the bar at the Stonewall, including the famous Maggie Jiggs. Drag Magazine, the official publication of the Queens Liberation Front, shows how early drag queens were aware of their erasure within the larger movement, and reminded readers that, "... the drag queen founded the gay pride movement!" |