Shelly's Leg

Shelly's Leg
Directed byWes Hurley
Directed by
Wes Hurley
In 1970, an eccentric young stripper named Shelly Baumann loses her leg in a freak parade canon accident, then uses her settlement money to open 'Shelly's Leg' disco - one of the nation's first and most consequential openly gay spaces.
factual
intense
lgbtq
Last Updated: November 2, 2025

















