Take a #deepdive into #history of raunchy #MollyHouses, and 18th century #queer #underbelly in England, and the surprising #Story of #PrincessSeraphina, #England’s Earliest #DragQueen.

Clearly, early #gay #communities had a scandalously #goodtime in these bawdy houses of #illrepute, draining flasks of #gin before #performing in #drag and #gettinglaid in #mollyhouse “chapels"

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #History #Representation #Culture

https://www.them.us/story/princess-seraphina-englands-earliest-drag-queen-essay