Nelly Queen: The Life and Times of Jose Sarria (2016)

Directed by

Joe Castel, Dante Alencastre

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Jose Sarria, the first openly gay man to run for public office in the United States. It shows his life in post-World War II San Francisco and how his drag performances and activism helped shape the gay rights movement.

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