Openly queer jazz singer Gladys Bentley (left) and jazz band leader Willie Bryant (right), USA, 1936

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Openly queer jazz singer Gladys Bentley (left) and jazz band leader Willie Bryant (right), USA, 1936
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Bentley

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I wonder how many “gay” and “lesbian” people in the past were actually straight trans and didn’t know it?

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Gladys on the “You Bet Your Life” tv show, hosted by Groucho Marx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpfPPQin8Rg

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