Despite his fame, much of BL's life has remained a mystery, until now.ĭugan's Bistro and the Legend of the Bearded Lady is a folklore-bio of the Disco Era - a time and place that were key in the evolution of Chicago's LGBT community. From 1973-1982 the sign above the door and on the club's matchbooks read: 'Dugan's Bistro, the Home of the Bearded Lady.' A Chicago nightlife phenomenon, the Bearded Lady was a unique celebrity who, for over a decade, was covered regularly in gay newspapers and magazines, gossip columns of the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times, and several national and international publications.
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