Every October, theaters fill with fishnets, glitter, and the echo of a familiar line:   “I’m just a sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania.” For many,   The Rocky Horror Picture Show   is a beloved tradition. It’s a campy, chaotic celebration of queerness. But beneath the sequins lies a complicated legacy. The film’s use of terms like   transvestite   and   transsexual , once clinical, now carry the weight of stigma and outdated ideology. So why hasn’t   Rocky Horr

The air inside the Stonewall Inn was charged with tension. The patrons, weary of constant police harassment, were no longer willing to...