It was called the Fag Ward: a separate wing of the men’s penitentiary on NYC’s Welfare Island where gay inmates were kept in the 1920s and ’30s. Eric digs into the history of the infamous prison on what is now Roosevelt Island and shares archival glimpses into the lives of the queens it once held.&nbsp;
Visit our <a href="https://makinggayhistory.org/podcast/the-queens-of-welfare-island-episode-one-island-of-misfits/">episode webpage</a> for additional resources and a transcript of the episode.
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It was called the Fag Ward: a separate wing of the men’s penitentiary on NYC’s Welfare Island where gay inmates were kept in the 1920s and ’30s. Eric digs into the history of the infamous prison on what is now Roosevelt Island and shares archival glimpses into the lives of the queens it once held.&nbsp;

Visit our episode webpage for additional resources and a transcript of the episode.

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It was called the Fag Ward: a separate wing of the men’s penitentiary on NYC’s Welfare Island where gay inmates were kept in the 1920s and ’30s. Eric digs into the history of the infamous prison on what is now Roosevelt Island and shares archival glimpses into the lives of the queens it once held. 

The Queens of Welfare Island: Episode 1: Island of Misfits

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