Visit Casa Susanna, a secret house of trans women in the 1960s

©Art Gallery of Ontario, Andrea Susan (attributed to), Susanna by the Casa Susanna sign, Hunter, NY, 1964-1968. Gelatin silver print, 8.3 x 11 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. 2014/714

Twenty years ago, an incredible discovery was made in a New York flea market. A trove of photos from decades ago was uncovered, depicting a hidden network of gender-nonconforming people living freely and happily. Those images, supplemented with extra photos, as well as excerpts from Transvestia