William Dorsey Swann
Formerly enslaved person and activist, first person to identify as a drag queen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Dorsey Swann (March 1860 ā c. December 23, 1925)[2] was an American activist. An African-American born into slavery, Swann was the first person in the United States to lead a queer resistance group and the first known person to self-identify as a "queen of drag".[1]
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William Dorsey Swann | |
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Born | March 1860 Maryland, US |
Died | c. December 23, 1925 (aged 65) Hancock, Maryland, U.S. |
Other names | "the Queen"[1] "the Queen of Drag" |
Known for | Gay liberation activist; first drag queen |
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