A Transgender Icon on the Place She Felt Safest
Clip: Season 35 Episode 6 | 1m 58s
The diary of a magical night at Casa Susanna.
Susanna Valenti describes the feeling of being herself among new friends at her hidden resort in the Catskill mountains.
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A Transgender Icon on the Place She Felt Safest
Clip: Season 35 Episode 6 | 1m 58s
Susanna Valenti describes the feeling of being herself among new friends at her hidden resort in the Catskill mountains.
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Casa Susanna was a refuge for transgender women and cross-dressing men in the 1950s-60s. (2m 10s)
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Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.