Empress Is a Man: Stories from the Life of Jose Sarria
You may be familiar with the tremendous life achievements of José Sarria, an integral player in the gay rights movement, but never before have you heard the intimate details of his incredible life as they are portrayed here. In The Empress Is a Man: Stories from the Life of José Sarria (winner of the Lammy Award in the transgender category), Michael Gorman exposes Sarria’s life in a frank manner and with a unique storytelling ability that simultaneously causes amusement and sadness. Sarria’s...
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You may be familiar with the tremendous life achievements of José Sarria, an integral player in the gay rights movement, but never before have you heard the intimate details of his incredible life as they are portrayed here. In The Empress Is a Man: Stories from the Life of José Sarria (winner of the Lammy Award in the transgender category), Michael Gorman exposes Sarria’s life in a frank manner and with a unique storytelling ability that simultaneously causes amusement and sadness. Sarria’s amazing life story tells of his perserverance to advance the cause of equality for gay citizens.At a time when gays were arrested, institutionalized, and castrated, Sarria did not try to hide his beliefs and convictions. Sarria was ahead of his time, becoming a significant figure in gay history and culture. You’ll find The Empress Is a Man fascinating as you read about the life of this truly courageous, outrageous, and remarkable man. Some of Sarria’s experiences and achievements you’ll read about include:being the first openly gay male to run for political officebeing one of America’s most important female impersonatorsentertaining throughout the world, live and on filmpostitively affecting the gay communityfounding an extremely successful charity fundraising organizationbeing featured in a PBS documentaryserving in the Army in The Battle of the Bulge in WWIIUntil recently, gay and lesbian stories were published in very limited venues and often at great personal risk, forcing knowledge of this history to be passed down orally. The Empress Is a Man reflects this tradition by telling much of the story in Sarria’s own words. Adding to the enjoyment and originality of this book is a structure similar to the dramatic style of a play or novel. Each section ends with an exciting climax, although the book is chronological in order. The Empress Is a Man is an untraditional book about an untraditional man. Booknews Anecdotes about Gorman (b. 1923) include his being the first openly gay male to run for political office, being one of America's best known female impersonators, entertaining live and on film throughout the world, being featured in a PBS documentary, and fighting at the Battle of the Bulge with the US Army. An index would spoil the surprises, and a bibliography would get people in trouble. Paper edition (unseen) $19.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
PrefacexiAcknowledgmentsxvPart 1We are FamilyThe Empire Begins1The Cemetery5The Disturbance13For Unto You Is Born This Day in the City of San Francisco25Kidnapped!33Enquiring Mind45A Voice for All Ages49The Mexican Dancer53The Baron59Hermano a Hermano71Part 2They Say that in the ArmyThe Boys from Texas75You're in the Army Now87Andre and the Girls97Corsets in the Wind103Part 3The Black CatShe is Like, Out and About: A Regular USO Show. Mmm-Hmm Honey! You Hear What I'm Saying?113Jimmy and the Black Cat123The Arrest137Pierre143God Save Us Nelly Queens161Nervous Queens in the Temple165Singing into the Silence169The American Legion Performance173I Am a Boy179The Feud181Blessings from the Black Cat187The Society for Individual Rights Anniversary195The Ice Queen201The Election203Rising to Heaven, or Thereabouts209Pearls!213Part 4The Imperial CourtSan Francisco221The Victorian Chapter227The Diva235Senator Emperor243Cinderella Did Drag247To Oz?255Get Me to the Church in Drag259The Great Idaho-Utah War261Mr. DeMille?265Bridges271Two Old Farts275His World277
\ BooknewsAnecdotes about Gorman (b. 1923) include his being the first openly gay male to run for political office, being one of America's best known female impersonators, entertaining live and on film throughout the world, being featured in a PBS documentary, and fighting at the Battle of the Bulge with the US Army. An index would spoil the surprises, and a bibliography would get people in trouble. Paper edition (unseen) $19.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
