Episode 3: Gladys Bentley

In this episode, Thomas tells us about the life of Black, lesbian blues singer, pianist and entertainer: #GladysBentley

Introducing Gladys Bentley as a one of our featured figures for Black History Month. She was known as "Harlem's most famous lesbian" of the 1930's and is among the best known Black entertainers of the United States.
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#QueerBlackHistory
#GladysBentley
#HiddenFigures
#BlackQueerExcellence
#UnboughtAndUnbossed
#TheErasureIsReal
#HarlemRenaissance

Remembering Gladys Bentley on the occasion of her Birthday

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Gladys Bentley American singer, pianist and cabaret star Gladys Bentley was BOTD in 1907. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an American father and a Trinidadian mother, she grew up in poverty and began identi…

The fabulous cross-dressing American singer, pianist and cabaret star Gladys Bentley, a star of the Harlem Renaissance, was BOTD in 1907. #gladysbentley #harlemrenaissance #bornonthisday #supergays

Celebrating Black Queer Women: Amplifying Voices and Legacies in LGTBQ+ history | GLAAD As we reflect on the legacies of various Black ancestors and trailblazers, it’s evident that there are so many stories of Black LGBTQ historical figures that we aren’t aware of. Often, prominent Black...

Happy Day 2 of Women's History Month!

#WomensHistoryMonth
#AudreLorde
#BarbaraSmith
#BrittneyGriner
#GladysBentley
#JanetMock
#LaverneCox
#MaRainey
#MarshaPJohnson

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BHM 2025 No 15
Gladys Bentley -Entertainer
In Harlem speakeasies & clubs, she was a popular performer. In men’s clothes & with a risqué repertorie she achieving success in 1920’

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Celebrating Gladys Bentley

Celebrating Gladys Bentley, a trailblazing blues singer & performer during the #HarlemRenaissance. Bold, unapologetically herself, she sang at gay speakeasies & rocked her signature tuxedo & top hat. A true pioneer for both music & LGBTQ+ visibility. #BlackHistoryMonth #GladysBentley #LGBTQHistory

Bainbridge Street in Philly 1914 Gladys Bentley was born on August 12, 1907, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a Trinidadian mother and an American father. As the eldest of four children, she grew up in a household where traditional gender roles and societal expectations were strictly upheld.

It is day 5 of #BHM and we talk about #GladysBentley :

1. Gladys Bentley was born on August 12, 1907, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a Trinidadian mother and an American father
#InspiringWomen #BlackHistoryMonth #HarlemTrailblazer

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Gladys Alberta Bentley, 1907 - 1960, was an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance. Her career skyrocketed when she appeared at Harry Hansberry's Clam House, a well-known gay speakeasy in New York in the 1920s, as a black, lesbian, gender-bending, cross-dressing performer. According to a belated obituary published in 2019, the NYT said Bentley, who died in 1960 at the age of 52, was "Harlem's most famous lesbian" in the 30's and among the best-known Black entertainers in the United States."

Happy Day 5 of Black History Month
#BlackHistoryMonth
#GladysBentley

Gladys Bentley defied the gender norms of the day and will forever be known as a pioneer in Black LGBTQ artistry and history. May you rest well and thank you, Gladys.

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Cover of Alan Sparhawk’s album “White Roses, My God”. Partial male torso under purple light.

🎶This week’s radio show has turned out kind of mellow & wintery, with tunes by #AlanSparhawk, #GladysBentley, #AngelicaGarcia, #KingHannah, #SaulWilliams, #CarsieBlanton & much more! 📻📡Tune to WRIR.org from 6-8amEST to hear your Thursday Breakfast Blend.