By: Susan Oser, NFBPWC Advocacy Team LGBTQIA+ Lead 
LGBTQ+ Icon of the Month:  Dorian CoreyWhy highlight? 

Dorian Corey was a prominent black fashion designer in the 1970s and 80s.  She was drag

queen who sought to find a way to bring the drag queen style to what we know of it today: big, bold, and beautiful.  She was infamously known for using feathers, beads, and sequins in her designs.  As result, these designs inspired other women’s fashion that are seen as big and bold on the runway today.  Her message was that it’s ok to create a story with your fashion no matter who you are and if you are performing in front of the crowd or not. 

 

Source(s): 

This trans drag ball superstar revolutionized queer fashion.  She also hid a body in her closet. - https://tinyurl.com/yfy73yjy 

Sh!t Dorian Corey Says - Paris is Burning -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3CXj9_Z_mk 

A Famous Drag Queen, a Mummy in the Closet, and a Baffling Mystery @atlasobscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-famous-drag-queen-a-mummy-in-the-closet-and-a-bafflingmystery 

Good LGBTQ+ News for April -  

• 'Don't Say Gay' settlement allows Florida students and teachers discuss sexual orientation, gender ID - https://tinyurl.com/8x9fb8cb 

• Three Years Ago, Detroit Techno Icon DJ Minx Came Out. Now, She's Living a Life She Never Thought She Could. -https://tinyurl.com/42x32kru 

• Massive Defeat For Anti-Trans And Anti-LGBTQ+ Riders In Spending Bill As Dems Hold Firm, by @ErinInTheMorn -https://tinyurl.com/bdheeywb And now for the BAD news: 

• Debunked: This misleading NYT anti-trans column relies on pseudoscience -  https://www.advocate.com/transgender/nyt-trans-article-debunked 

• LGBTQ+ activists are fighting a Manhattan school district's plan to ban trans athletes - LGBTQ Nation -https://tinyurl.com/y96ke2k 

• Southern States Pushing Forward With Bills Ending Legal Recognition For Trans People, by @ErinInTheMorn -https://tinyurl.com/4jb5zwx9 

• Statement from The Trevor Project in response to Nex Benedict https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/statement-from-the-trevor-project-in-response-to-nexbenedict/ 

If you have any news or leads on anything related to LGBTQ+ news, issues, and organizations, please contact Sue Oser at soser@nfbpwc.org