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New York passes one of the United States' first "masquerade laws."

Date: 1845

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Originally intended to combat tenant farmers wearing masks to evade tax collectors, the laws will eventually spread across the country and be used to target gender non-conforming people who are considered to be "masquerading" when wearing clothing associated with the "opposite" gender.