Did you know, the first openly gay candidate to run for a public office in the United States was a Latino man and a drag queen? Jose Sarria was an instrumental activist to the LGBTQ+ community, he was a veteran, a drag queen and an empress.
On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the historic and iconic, Jose Sarria
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Sources
https://sfbaytimes.com/jose-sarria-the-drag-queen-who-changed-san-francisco/
https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/jose-sarria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sarria
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