i love that one old timey 1910s trans dude who has a tiny wikipedia page for himself that he earned entirely due to him starting fights in bars and being the city’s hottest casanova
oh my GOD this is the best list
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“[DEADNAME] Again" “
Like this glorious jerk got arrested so many times that was literally ALL THEY HAD TO WRITE IN THE PAPER
He was a vagrant street kid and Seattle girls were all over this guy, to the point where it caused a moral panic. There’s a famous anecdote about a women proclaiming her love in Denny Park and then trying to shoot herself, but most of these reports were falsely worded in a way that suggest his female admirers were “upset about being deceived” when really they were upset that he was wooing other women, or trying to get his attention by being as extra as possible.
What you also should know is that back in the day “seduction” was a literal crime that could put you in prison (unless you married the woman you seduced) but since he wasn’t cis they couldn’t really CHARGE HIM with anything. Legend.
I especially like “Seattle Woman Appears in Men’s Clothes Because She Says Her Features Make it Possible.” I can’t imagine anything but someone going “Hey! You can’t dress like that!” and him responding “Oh yes I can. You see, I look very good.”
I want a TV show about him
occupations held by Harry Allen include: ranch hand, bronco buster, longshoreman, boxing second, and hotel clerk
Extra Manly Job (horses), Extra Manly Job (WILD horses), Tough Manly Job (enormous amounts of heavy lifting) , Tough Manly Job (punching), and Ladies I Have Keys To An Unlimited Supply Of Bedrooms (does not need explanation).
Yeah, I love how they’re like “They didn’t know THE TRUTH about him!” and then the actual description of the woman’s complaint was always: “He went off with ANOTHER LADY. HOW DARE!”
