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Fanny and Stella, the pioneer transvestites who fought Victorian anti-gay laws by Tracy McVeigh

A new play by Taggart writer Glenn Chandler charts the forgotten story of two cross-dressers and a notorious 1870s court caseIn prudish Victorian England they were called the "he-she ladies" by the penny magazines and the newspapers that slavishly delivered every detail they could of their scandalous appearance, from the colour of their silk frocks to the frills on their handkerchiefs " and the stubble on their chins…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PM on February 7, 2017

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