Tag: José Sarria

6 Historical Figures You Didn’t Know Were LGBTI+

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History books like to make events out to be black text on white paper — but life isn’t always like a book or movie — and people aren’t just one thing or another. We all fall on a spectrum of gender and sexuality. Repression of people who didn’t fall on the “normal” sides of the spectrum — though normal describes a washing setting more than… Read the rest

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Proceeds from Auction to Support Documentary on LGBT Rights Activist Jose Sarria

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Sarria passed away in Los Ranchos, New Mexico August 19, 2013, at the age of 90.
“Jose was a collector of fine jewels, coins, antiques and oil paintings,” said Sarria’s executor Tony Ross. “This is a great opportunity to own a bit of LGBT history and for the gay community to support a documentary long overdue on one of our unsung heroes.”
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José Julio Sarria (1922-2013) — Pioneering GLBT Activist & Entertainer Inbox

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In Memory of José Julio Sarria (1922-2013): Daring, Colorful Pioneer of GLBT Activism

San Francisco — José Julio Sarria (1922-2013), a pioneer of activism on behalf of dignity and equality for GLBT people in the United States since the mid-1950s, died of cancer at his home in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque on the morning of Aug. 19, 2013; he was 90 years old.
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