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- William Dorsey Swann (March 1860 – c. December 23, 1925) was an American activist. An African-American born into slavery, Swann was the first person in the United States to lead a gay resistance group and the first known person to self-identify as a "queen of drag".
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William Dorsey Swann (March 1860 – 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 gay resistance group and the first known person to self-identify as a "queen of drag". [1]
Jun 9, 2023 · In the late 1880s, a formerly enslaved man named William Dorsey Swann started hosting private balls known as drags, a name possibly derived from “ grand rag,” an antiquated term for masquerade...
William Dorsey Swann was born into servitude and grew up to become one of the first American activists to spearhead a queer resistance group. He was also the first person known to refer...
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Feb 9, 2022 · A former slave, William Dorsey Swann hosted some of America's first drag balls in Washington D.C. in the late 1800s — and fought for queer rights long before Stonewall. Born into bondage, William Dorsey Swann was robbed of all prospects for his life and spent years just trying to survive.
Jan 31, 2020 · His name was William Dorsey Swann, but to his friends he was known as “the Queen.” Both of those names had been forgotten for nearly a century before I rediscovered them while researching at...
Aug 10, 2023 · William Dorsey Swann (1858-1954) •. August 10, 2023 contributed by: Otis Alexander. A postcard of Swann by James Gardiner of Mr. Gregory and Mr. Brown in 1903. Image in Public Domain. Queenie Swann, as he was honored by his peers, is one of the first known Black cross-dressers and LGBTQIA activists.
William Dorsey Swann is one of the most impactful queer figures in American history, someone who used drag to make a point long before the great Ru-ification of the art form took place.
