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Casa Susanna

Season 35 Episode 6 | 1hr 36m 51s

In the 1950s and ’60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place to express their true selves.

Aired: 06/26/23 | Expires: 06/26/26
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