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Sir Lady Java is a transgender rights activist, dancer, singer, comedian, and actress. When her performances were shut down by the LAPD in 1967 she organized picketing at clubs and fought in court with the support of @ACLU.
Houghton Library, Harvard University
RIP Lady Java: https://www.them.us/story/sir-lady-java-black-trans-drag-entertainer-dancer-dead-death
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