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Stormé DeLarverie (c. December 24, 1920 – May 24, 2014) was an American woman known as the butch lesbian whose scuffle with police was, according to DeLarverie and many eyewitnesses, the spark that ignited the Stonewall uprising, spurring the crowd to action.
Jun 27, 2019 · Nobody knows for sure who threw the first punch at the Stonewall Uprising in New York City in 1969. But it’s widely believed that it could have been Stormé DeLarverie, a lifelong gay rights ...
Mar 29, 2018 · At Stonewall and beyond, Stormé DeLarverie walked in lockstep with queer history. RuPaul’s Drag Race has made drag more popular than ever — but as much as we love the queens on screen, it’s important to know the drag legends who paved their way, making the art form what it is today.
Stormé was a light-skinned mixed-race child in a time when interracial marriage was illegal in many states across the USA; it wouldn't be legal nationwide until she was 42 (Loving vs Virginia, 1967). In her interview with Avery Willard in the 1960s she said that she never knew her birth parents.
May 24, 2014 · 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.
Jun 5, 2018 · 10 minutes read. Editor’s introduction: Back in 2010, four years before her death, AfterEllen was fortunate enough to interview Stormé DeLarverie. Despite anything else you’ve read, DeLarverie is the brave, butch lesbian who incited the Stonewall Revolution, and her legacy deserves to be honored.
Sep 30, 2018 · Stormé DeLarverie, a gay rights activist best known for her part in the Stonewall uprisings, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1920. She celebrated her birthday on December 24, but she was not certain of her true date of birth.
