Cross-Dressing as a Right

The real meaning behind the trending term comes from ancient theater, where women were not allowed to publicly perform. Men would cross-dress to play female parts, their long gowns“dragging”across the stage. When homosexuality was outlawed in the U.S., the LGBTQ community went underground.The Prohibitionof the ‘20s created public spaces where they could be themselves and cross-dress by their own will. The ‘50s gave rise tothe Pansy Crazeand an increase in openly gay bars. The police responded wi