#QueerHeroes Day 10. Candy Darling. Candy was born in 1944. After learning "the mysteries of sex from a local salesman in a children's shoe store," she began presenting as feminine and frequenting a queer bar called The Hayloft. When her mother confronted her about the rumors, Candy went in the next room then returned to face …
#QueerHeroes Day 9 – E.M. Forster
#QueerHeroes Day 9. E.M. Forster Forster was an English novelist most known for writing A Room With a View, Passage to India, and Howard's End. However, at the second half of his life he never published another novel; only occasional short stories and essays. This sudden drop in output mystified historians until a collection of papers …
#QueerHeroes Day 8 – Sylvester
#QueerHeroes Day 8 Sylvester. As a child, he stopped singing at church (because of the congregation's disapproval) to pursue secular music. His grandmother was a blues singer in the 30s and supported the expression of his sexuality and his artistry wholeheartedly. After moving to San Francisco in 1970 in a queer cabaret called The Cockettes, …
#QueerHeroes Day 7 – Ma Rainey
#QueerHeroes Day 7 Ma Rainey. Ma Rainey was born in the 1880’s and came to fame as a blues singer shortly after there came a demand for recording black women. Her recordings spread like wildfire and she soon was touring the country and released a set of recordings with Louis Armstrong. Though most of her songs …
#QueerHeroes Day 6 – Edward Sagarin (Alias: Donald Webster Cory)
#QueerHeroes Day 6. Edward Sagarin (Alias: Donald Webster Cory). I was conflicted about including him, but his contributions are undeniable and his story is an interesting one. Sagarin was born in 1913. He married his wife in the 30’s and worked in the perfume and cosmetics industry. But he led a double life. Under the pseudonym …
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