Difference between revisions of "William Dorsey Swann"
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Latest revision as of 18:46, 22 July 2020
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1858 -
Occupation
Activist
Description
LGBTQ activist who is considered to have been the first U.S. individual to lead a queer resistance group. Noted for dressing in drag and holding annual drag balls. Former slave who was freed through the emancipation proclamation. His biograhy, House of Swann: Where Slaves Became Queens is forthcoming.
