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A history of Milwaukee drag : seven generations of glamour
- Title
- A history of Milwaukee drag : seven generations of glamour / Michail Takach & B.J. Daniels.
- Author
- Takach, Michail
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2022.
- ©2022
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Daniels, B. J.
- Description
- 190 pages : illustrations, portraits; 23 cm
- Summary
- "For over a century, drag has been an unstoppable force in Milwaukee nightlife. On June 7, 1884, "The Only Leon" brought the fine art of female impersonation to the Grand Opera Hall, launching a proud local legacy that continues today at This Is It, La Cage, Hamburger Mary's, D.I.X. and innumerable other venues. Historians Michail Takach and BJ Daniels recognize that today's LGBTQ liberties were born from the strength, resilience, and resistance of yesterday's gender non-conforming pioneers. This is a long overdue celebration of those stories, including high-rolling hustler of the Fourth Ward "Badlands" Frank Blunt, over-the-top dinner theater drag superstar of the 1950s Adrian Ames, and "It Kid" Jamie Gays, first-ever Miss Gay Milwaukee and Latin community hero."--
- Subject
- Drag performance > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > History
- Drag shows > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > History
- Drag performance > Social aspects > History. > Wisconsin > Milwaukee
- Drag queens > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > Biography
- Drag queens > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > Social conditions
- Gay community > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > History
- Drag shows
- Female impersonators
- Drag queens
- Queens (Gay culture)
- Gay community
- LGBTQ+ communities
- LGBTQ+ theater
- Drag performance
- Social aspects
- Social conditions
- Milwaukee (Wis.) > History
- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin > Milwaukee
- Genre/Form
- History.
- LGBTQ+ biographies.
- Biographies.
- Contents
- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The birth of the Prima Donna (1884-1912) -- The roaring twenties and the pansy craze (1913-1936) -- Into the jewel box (1937-1960) -- Liberation (1961-1980) -- The golden age (1981-1990) -- Drag and the disappearing gay bar (1991-2008) -- The rise of the RuGirl (2009-).
- Call Number
- MWET 23-426
- ISBN
- 9781467149174
- 1467149179
- LCCN
- 2022933417
- OCLC
- 1333961635
- Author
- Takach, Michail, author.
- Title
- A history of Milwaukee drag : seven generations of glamour / Michail Takach & B.J. Daniels.
- Publisher
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Added Author
- Daniels, B. J., author.
- Research Call Number
- MWET 23-426