Nelly Queen: The Life and Times of Jose Sarria at Palm Springs Cultural Center
Nelly Queen: The Life and Times of Jose Sarria
In, 1961, Jose Sarria was the first openly gay man to run for public office in the United States, and he ran in heels. Sarria lost the election but garnered nearly 6,000 votes and proved for the first time that there is a gay voting bloc. Nelly Queen is not just an LGBTQ history lesson, it's a triumphant story of the human spirit, a hero's journey of man infighting unjust laws and uniting a fractured community.
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In, 1961, Jose Sarria was the first openly gay man to run for public office in the United States, and he ran in heels. Sarria lost the election but garnered nearly 6,000 votes and proved for the first time that there is a gay voting bloc. Nelly Queen is not just an LGBTQ history lesson, it's a triumphant story of the human spirit, a hero's journey of man infighting unjust laws and uniting a fractured community.
Nelly Queen: The Life and Times of Jose Sarria
In, 1961, Jose Sarria was the first openly gay man to run for public office in the United States, and he ran in heels. Sarria lost the election but garnered nearly 6,000 votes and proved for the first time that there is a gay voting bloc. Nelly Queen is not just an LGBTQ history lesson, it's a triumphant story of the human spirit, a hero's journey of man infighting unjust laws and uniting a fractured community.
