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7 lesbian-coded characters who made history in Hollywood's pre-Code era

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The landscape of Hollywood underwent a drastic transformation when following the Hays Code became mandatory in 1934. These rules came down hard on anything the conservative enforcers deemed "sexual perversion," which, of course, meant even a whiff of queerness could cause major drama for moviemakers up until we finally ditched the whole thing in 1968.But in the years before the Hays Code, films got away with a lot more. While explicit representa…

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7 lesbian-coded characters who made history in Hollywood's pre-Code era

The landscape of Hollywood underwent a drastic transformation when following the Hays Code became mandatory in 1934. These rules came down hard on anything the conservative enforcers deemed "sexual perversion," which, of course, meant even a whiff of queerness could cause major drama for moviemakers up until we finally ditched the whole thing in 1968.But in the years before the Hays Code, films got away with a lot more. While explicit representa…

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7 lesbian-coded characters from Hollywood's pre-Code era

The landscape of Hollywood underwent a drastic transformation when following the Hays Code became mandatory in 1934. These rules came down hard on anything the conservative enforcers deemed "sexual perversion," which, of course, meant even a whiff of queerness could cause major drama for moviemakers up until we finally ditched the whole thing in 1968.But in the years before the Hays Code, films got away with a lot more. While explicit representa…

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