Peter Sewally was born on December 12, 1803 (date of death unknown). Sewally, dubbed the “Man-Monster,” was a New York City prostitute and pickpocket who wore women’s clothing and went by the name of Mary Jones. Sewally was convicted of grand larceny during a sensational 1836 trial that gave observers of the era one of the earliest recorded insights into men who dressed as women, and men who had sex with men. Although the few biographies that have been written […]

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