Gladys Bentley’s Mona’s Club 440, Harlem, 1942 (video)
The advertisement above if for Mona’s Club 440 in 1942, with the explicit use of the word “gay” featured prominently. PHOTOGRAPHY The fabulous Ms. Hegamin, Harlem recording superstar “Queen Victoria.” One of the most indelible images that we’ve posted this year that set 2022 apart.