Spring 2008 | Manhattan's Roaring Gay Days

Forget Studio 54, Party Monster, or even Stonewall -- one of the queerest eras in New York City's history was the Roaring '20s and early '30s, when pansy balls were all the craze, cross-dressing performers were gloriously famous, and the sparkling isle that was the Sodom of America was already a major gay travel destination.