People of Pride #15: Storme DeLarverie*It is important to note that while researching powerful LGBT+
People of Pride #15: Storme DeLarverie*It is important to note that while researching powerful LGBT+ people from the past, it can be complicated to label their identities with words we currently understand while respecting who they were in their own time. While Storme may have used different identifying terms now, I am respecting her own choice of identity - a lesbian, woman, drag king.*Storme DeLaverie was the fierce biracial, butch lesbian who threw the first punch at Stonewall, igniting years of passionate LGBT+ activism. From being one of the first “male impersonators”, to patrolling the streets of New York City until she was 85 to protect young LGBT+ people, Storme’s legacy of badassery lives on in modern LGBT+ activism. Read more about her here:https://www.them.us/story/drag-king-cabaret-legend-activist-storme-delarveriehttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/remembering-stormé-the-woman-who-incited-the-stonewall_us_5933c061e4b062a6ac0ad09e -- source link
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