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Latest revision as of 16:53, 13 February 2017
Date: 1927
Region: North America
Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation, Explicit Sexuality
Medium: Theater
Artist: Mae West
Confronting Bodies: New York Police
Dates of Action: 1927
Location: New York City
Description of Artwork: Play written by and starring Mae West that deals with homosexuality and lesbianism.
The Incident: Early in 1927 the New York Police stopped the play along with two others at other theaters (The Captive, and The Virgin Man). It had been running without interruption for eleven months.
Results of Incident: "The defendants of Sex were tried and convicted. There were no appeals."
Source: The Censor Marches On, Pg.64
