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Heya folks!

This is a better resource for keeping up with my zine projects if y’all are interested.

Patreon tends to make people think they have to spend money and that’s not what I want for these.

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Stormé DeLarverie

A gay civil rights icon. She lived with her partner Diana for roughly 25 years before Diana passed away. From 1955 to 1969 she toured the black theatre circuit as the only drag king and MC of the Jewel Box Revue, North America's first racially integrated drag revue.

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Florence Converse

Born in 1871 in New Orleans, she was a lesbian writer who spanned many genres. She wrote historical novels, mysteries, plays, poetry, and she could also translate other works from French. She not only graduated Wellesley College in 1893 but then went on to complete a masters degree in 1903. She moved north where she met and had a Boston Marriage with Vida Dutton Scudder. They are buried side by side.

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Sir Lady Java is a transgender rights activist, dancer, singer, comedian, and actress. When her performances were shut down by the LAPD in 1967 she organized picketing at clubs and fought in court with the support of @ACLU.

MS Thr 1777

Houghton Library, Harvard University

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If y’all would like to see updates on the Zines I’m working on, please check out the patreon page (also vote on the first post so I can gauge interest pls)

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Say hi to Sir Lady Java!

She was born in New Orleans in 1943. She transitioned at a young age with help from her mother and became a singer and dancer at local nightclubs. She was the first trans woman of color to perform in the L.A. nightclub scene. She was a fierce Igbtq+ rights activist while she was active.