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Sir Lady Java fought fiercely, partnering with the ACLU to challenge this injustice. Her fight laid the groundwork for the 1967 law's eventual repeal, creating space for a more inclusive future ...
Sir Lady Java, a pioneering transgender performer and activist, died Saturday at 82 following a stroke, close friends said.
Sir Lady Java, who died this month at the age of 82, brought groundbreaking suit against the LAPD in the 1960s.
At first, it was lonely being Sir Lady Java. She was a drag singer, an actress, an erotic dancer and a stage-patter comedian in mid-1960s Los Angeles before there was much of an open gay, lesbian ...