PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 20 days agoScene in Le Monocle, a lesbian nightclub in Paris, France, 1932media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11
arrow-up1113arrow-down1imageScene in Le Monocle, a lesbian nightclub in Paris, France, 1932media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·20 days agoNamed as such because wearing a monocle was a subtle signal in LGBT culture of 1920s and 30s Paris that one was [ahem] inclined towards women. One imagines a few girls with one bad eye in Paris receiving unexpected attention!
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·20 days agoUnless she wore an eye patch, in which case pirate be after yar booty!
Named as such because wearing a monocle was a subtle signal in LGBT culture of 1920s and 30s Paris that one was [ahem] inclined towards women.
One imagines a few girls with one bad eye in Paris receiving unexpected attention!
Unless she wore an eye patch, in which case pirate be after yar booty!