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An Episcopal minister. 41 naval recruits. A zealous newspaper editor. A pandemic. A drag show. A beanstalk. The YMCA. A future president of the United States.
Scandalous Conduct / Newport 1919.
At the end of World War I, a Navy-sanctioned raid on homosexual activity in Newport, RI sparked national scandal, when sailors and civilian men alike were targeted in a covert operation against “immoral acts”.
Scandalous Conduct / Newport 1919 commemorates the Newport Naval (Sex) Scandal of 1919–20.
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