Introducing Stormé DeLarverie, one of our featured figures for Black History Month. She was the very definition of a caretaker for the LGBTQ+ Community. She defended those who could not defend themselves and raised money for victims of domestic violence.
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Today we celebrate Stormé DeLarverie! A fearless civil rights activist, performer, and lesbian icon whose courage helped spark the Stonewall uprising. A biracial butch lesbian, Stormé spent decades protecting NYC’s LGBTQ+ community.
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American singer, band leader and activist Stormé DeLarverie was BOTD in 1920. #stormedelarverie #supergays #trans #bornonthisday
Happy Birthday to Stormé DeLarverie (born Sept 18, 1920), drag king, activist & “guardian of the lesbians,” often linked to the first punch at Stonewall.
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Imaginary sapphic icons I ship, part 2: Stormé DeLarverie and Frida Kahlo #wlw #historicsapphics #stormedelarverie #fridakahlo
The Stonewall Uprising has become a kind of queer origin myth, trotted out every June and waved around like the rainbow flag — a story recited with near-religious cadence, as though we all agreed on how it happened.
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For Pride Month the #NewProfilePic is #StormeDeLarverie! She was a #biracial lesbian who was affectionately known as the Rosa Parks of the LGBTQ+ community & her protests started the historic Stonewall riots. Learn more about her here! 🏴🏳️🏳️🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🌈
Some of my photos of Stormé DeLarverié and the cover of the Overland Journal in which Randy Brown wrote a letter to the editor about my -- MY!! -- research on Sarah Ann Thomas
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an illustration of Stormé DeLarverie by Molly Kiely Stormé, a stud, is depicted in a man’s suit, with a thin pencilled moustache, lipstick, and a close cropped pompadour
Stormé DeLarverie, ink on paper, 2020
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B&W picture of Stormé DeLarverie. Stormé DeLarverie was a biracial butch lesbian “drag king” entertainer and one of those credited with starting the Stonewall Rebellion that launched the modern LGBTQ liberation movement. She died on May 24, 2014 at age 93 https://www.nps.gov/people/storme-delarverie.htm
Stormé DeLarverie was a butch lesbian with zero tolerance for discrimination, or as she called it, “ugliness.” She was born in New Orleans on Christmas Eve to a Black mother and white father. She had a beautiful baritone voice and discovered a love for jazz at a very early age. She started singing in New Orleans clubs at 15, and soon after began touring around Europe, eventually landing in New York City. She became the master of ceremonies for the Jewel Box Revue, a racially integrated variety show featuring 25 drag queens and DeLarverie as the lone drag king. https://www.nps.gov/people/storme-delarverie.htm
At the time, New York City law required every person to wear at least three pieces of clothing that matched the gender they were assigned at birth. Initially, DeLarverie tried to obey this law by wearing women’s clothing on the streets and only doing drag on stage. However, she was arrested twice while wearing women’s clothing because cops thought she was a drag queen. She gave up on abiding by that law, though she was occasionally detained for wearing men’s clothing too. During one arrest, a police officer criticized her bow-tying skills. She responded by asking for a tutorial. He complied, and in a 2001 interview, DeLarverie boasted that she could still tie a bowtie perfectly without a mirror
![DeLarverie called herself the “guardian of the lesbians in The Village.” She patrolled the streets of Greenwich Village with a concealed rifle, making sure all the lesbians and the street kids were safe. If she saw any “ugliness,” she’d shut it down immediately. She continued doing her rounds every night, even as an octogenarian — recounting in a 2002 interview, “You don’t do [ugliness] around me. Just don’t try it. You’re apt to wind up with your ass on the floor.”
Some people believe that DeLarverie started the Stonewall Uprising. The story goes that a “mysterious butch lesbian” was being arrested for violating the three-piece clothing law, and she either yelled for the crowd to do something or punched an officer herself, which encouraged others to start fighting back. Some say that DeLarverie was this butch lesbian, and some say she wasn’t. She even went back and forth herself, and in her old age, preferred not to talk about the specifics. Whether or not she was this individual, her contributions to the LGBTQ community are undeniable. DeLarverie was an icon and an inspiration, both as a musician and as a staunch protector of anyone she considered family. During an era that often showed hostility towards LGBTQ people, and queer women in particular, DeLarverie provided safety and acceptance.
Notes:
[1] The Jewel Box Revue made several appearances at The Apollo theater in Harlem.The Apollo was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1983.
References:
Goodin, Cal. "The Unsung Heroines of Stonewall" National Parks Conservation Association Blog, October 1, 2020.
In The Life Media. "A Stormé Life" (documentary). In The Life Media, June 30, 2001. YouTube.
Klocke, Kirk. "Stonewall Veteran's Wisdom on 'Ugliness'" (interview), 2009. Vimeo.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yhdreq25ujfbeny46mj7va7w/bafkreif2ofkff5nfzu4krraraae47l34jhsgtncnmbjayfwgfzjnuwusm4)
DeLarverie called herself the “guardian of the lesbians in The Village.” She patrolled the streets of Greenwich Village with a concealed rifle, making sure all the lesbians and the street kids were safe. If she saw any “ugliness,” she’d shut it down immediately. She continued doing her rounds every night, even as an octogenarian — recounting in a 2002 interview, “You don’t do [ugliness] around me. Just don’t try it. You’re apt to wind up with your ass on the floor.” Some people believe that DeLarverie started the Stonewall Uprising. The story goes that a “mysterious butch lesbian” was being arrested for violating the three-piece clothing law, and she either yelled for the crowd to do something or punched an officer herself, which encouraged others to start fighting back. Some say that DeLarverie was this butch lesbian, and some say she wasn’t. She even went back and forth herself, and in her old age, preferred not to talk about the specifics. Whether or not she was this individual, her contributions to the LGBTQ community are undeniable. DeLarverie was an icon and an inspiration, both as a musician and as a staunch protector of anyone she considered family. During an era that often showed hostility towards LGBTQ people, and queer women in particular, DeLarverie provided safety and acceptance. Notes: [1] The Jewel Box Revue made several appearances at The Apollo theater in Harlem.The Apollo was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1983. References: Goodin, Cal. "The Unsung Heroines of Stonewall" National Parks Conservation Association Blog, October 1, 2020. In The Life Media. "A Stormé Life" (documentary). In The Life Media, June 30, 2001. YouTube. Klocke, Kirk. "Stonewall Veteran's Wisdom on 'Ugliness'" (interview), 2009. Vimeo.
Happy Day 3 of Black History Month
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24 dec 2024 is the 101st anniversary of the birth of the legendary Stormé DeLarverié!
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with photos of her from age 17/18 to her 90th birthday
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i had funny realisation the other day: i've done two big genealogical projects the past few years: storme delarverie and sarah a. thomas. storme's birth surname was also thomas. i 💜 synchronicities!
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