Lee Brewster was an American drag queen who created and performed drag balls in New York City in the1960s and 1970s. She is noted for opened up Lee's Mardi Gras Boutique, which was located on West 14th Street in Greenwich Village which catered to drag queens and cross dressers.
Brewster advocated for people who wanted to cross dress. She founded the Queens Liberation Front, a transvestite rights advocacy organization. When some feminists took opposition performing in the pride march, Brewster stood her ground.
I know a few people who frequented Brewster's boutique. It was a godsend in a difficult for cross dressers ad trans people.
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