A contemporary of icons like Little Richard and Etta James, R&B/soul singer Jackie Shane left an indelible mark on the music scene in the '60s-and then disappeared for nearly half a century.
Our language around gender and identity was much more limited back then, and many in the press categorized her as an effeminate gay man, or even a drag queen.
Her decision to live loudly and proudly as a visibly queer individual, while venerable, was a huge risk at the time, especially in the era of the Jim Crow South.
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