OFTV 18 - Stormé Weather
In this episode of OFTV, we take a look at the Black drag king at the centre of the Stonewall Rebellion. Long thought to have thrown the first punch, this butch spent her life defending the lesbian of the VIllage.
Works Cited:
Jewel Box Revue programs, 194?-1968, hosted at queermusicheritage.com
The research of JD Doyle at queermusicheritage.com
Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box, dir. Michelle Parkerson (1987, 1991) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_6W6hEzzFM
A Stormé Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCVNEiOwLs
Stonewall Veterans Association http://www.stonewallvets.org/StormeDeLarverie.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/30/nyregion/storme-delarverie-early-leader-in-the-gay-rights-movement-dies-at-93.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/nyregion/28storme.html?_r=2&
http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/people/2014/05/27/stonewall-veteran-drag-king-icon-storm%C3%A9-delarverie-dies-93
http://www.afterellen.com/people/77167-an-interview-with-lesbian-stonewall-veteran-storm-delarverie/3