William Dorsey Swann

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William Dorsey Swann

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.

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