Document Type

Essay

Publication Date

2024

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Local History

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In 1843 St. Louis introduced legislation against cross-dressing. Until 1986 these laws were used as a way to legally punish people for being genderqueer and/or queer. In light of the current anti-LGBT legisltion in the state of Missouri, it's important to remember where this ideology comes from, and how it was fought.

Mendel Sato Research Award 2024

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