Why Halloween is ‘gay Christmas’ to many LGBT Americans

Violet Chachki performs with dancers at the Voss Events Halloween Drive N' Drag show in Massapequa, N.Y. (Photo: Astrida Valigorsky / Getty Images file)

Growing up outside of Salem, Massachusetts, famous for its 1692 witch trials, Lee Roberts is more connected to Halloween than most. Throughout his youth, Roberts recalls frequently partaking in costume parades, working at haunted houses and getting an up-close look at…