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Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act One
Time & Place
New York City, 1920s, Dr. Richmond’s office
Length
Medium
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
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Context
David is a young queer man who seeks Dr.
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If it were only that---if that were all---I'm one of those damned creatures who are called degenerates and moral lepers for a thing they cannot help---a thing that has made me suffer---Oh, God!---Doctor, I can't explain. [...] I was born a male,
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- Article: The Guardian: Brutal! Vulgar! Dirty! Mae West and the gay comedy that shocked 1920s America
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