Every day throughout October, the team at Warwickshire Pride are announcing their LGBT+ Icons for Black History Month. Today it's Gladys Bentley
October 21st Gladys Bentley
Gladys Bentley is today’s black LGBT+ icon. She was a an American blues singer, pianist and entertainer. Her career took off in the 1920s as a black, lesbian, cross-dressing performer.
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