FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Stonewall Library and Archives has announced a new exhibit, “Curtain Up! Homosexual Characters on Broadway” which will on display from May 2 to June 30 and will be free and open to the public. In 1922 when “The God of Vengeance” appeared on Broadway, theatergoers saw a lesbian love scene for the first time. The cast was arrested. It was not long before a censorship law forbade homosexual characters from being presented on stage. But playwrights had clever ways of working around the situation and ground-breaking plays such as “Design for Living” and “The Children’s Hour” won acclaim. This exhibition explores the time from the early Roaring Twenties to 1968 when “The Boys in the Band” broke all taboos off-Broadway. There will be an opening reception on May 2 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.