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== Modern Articles About Swan == | == Modern Articles About Swan == | ||
[https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/william-dorsey-swann-from-enslaved-to-queen/18722/ "William Dorsey Swann: The First 'Queen of Drag'"] | [https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/william-dorsey-swann-from-enslaved-to-queen/18722/ PBS (2021), "William Dorsey Swann: The First 'Queen of Drag'"] | ||
== Historical Articles About Swan == | == Historical Articles About Swan == | ||
Revision as of 00:08, 15 May 2022
William Dorsey Swan (circa 1858-1925) was the first known drag queen and first known to lead a gay liberation organization in the United States. William was born into slavery and called himself the "queen of drag".
Modern Articles About Swan
PBS (2021), "William Dorsey Swann: The First 'Queen of Drag'"
Historical Articles About Swan
- Library of Congress, Evening Star describes Swan's "Hell of Iniquity" and the "downfall of young men" (January 13, 1896)
