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Day #24: José Sarria (1922 – 2013) was a drag queen and activist, he became the United States’ first openly gay public office candidate when he ran for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1961. Known as The Grand Mare, the Widow Norton, and Her Royal Majesty, Absolute Empress José I de San Francisco, he blazed trails as not just an openly gay man in the ’60s, but a loudly and visibly gay man. He fought against police harassment of LGBTQ people and raised awareness for gay men in San Francisco. Although he didn’t win his election, he got 6,000 votes, which shocked political experts and was the first evidence that the LGBTQ community could be a formidable voting bloc.🏳️‍🌈 #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqai #inclusion #equality #lgbthistory #lgbthistorymonth #queerinspiration #humanrights #inspirationalpeople #happylgbtmonth #instapridemonth