‘Twentieth Century Way’ recounts Long Beach Police entrapping gay men

LONG BEACH — “The Twentieth Century Way” is set in 1914 Long Beach, when the city was in the midst of huge religious revival, and Mayor Louis Wheaton embarked on his conservative agenda. Wheaton was determined to keep alcohol out of the city, stop illegal gambling, and run “social vagrants” (code for gay men) out … Continue reading ‘Twentieth Century Way’ recounts Long Beach Police entrapping gay men