History is often told through major events, court cases, and political movements. But sometimes it can also be found in the laws that governed everyday life and the people who challenged them. For more than 140 years, St. Louis enforced an ordinance that regulated how people could dress in public, shaping the experiences of generations of queer, transgender, and gender-nonconforming residents.

Join us on Thursday, June 18, at Leviathan Bookstore for our next Unseen STL History Talk, Dressed to Defy: St. Louis and the History of Anti-Drag Laws. In recognition of Pride Month, local historian and archivist Miranda Rectenwald will explore a little-known chapter of St. Louis history and the people whose lives were affected by it.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the talk begins at 7 p.m., and admission is $5. (Note: our cover charge helps support equipment and other expenses to bring you these talks. No one who wants to attend will be turned away for lack of funds.)