SEX VARIANTS OF 1941

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Co-conceived by writer/director Steve Cosson, James La Bella, and multimedia artist Jessica Mitrani, Sex Variants of 1941 is a kaleidoscopic fantasia adapted from a medical study of queer sexuality. Drawing on the study’s explicit interviews, pseudoscientific analysis, “medical” diagrams, and glossary of era-specific slang, the company uses scenes, songs, and striking visuals to celebrate an undersung community—and subvert the pathologizing gaze of the medical establishment.

Featuring original songs by star composers Stephen Trask, Aaron Whitby, Martha Redbone, the late Michael Friedman, and Ada Westfall. Sex Variants paints a radically candid portrait of queer America in the 1930s. Racy bits and all.