The Empress Is a Man

By Michael Robert Gorman

Subjects: Gay men, Biography, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Acteurs travestis, LGBTQ gender identity, Biographies, Homosexuels masculins, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, Gay rights, Minority Studies, LGBTQ biography and memoir, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Social Scientists & Psychologists, Female impersonators, San francisco (calif.), biography, Discrimination & Race Relations, Gays, political activity

Description: You may be familiar with the tremendous life achievements of José Sarria, an integral player in the gay rights movement, but never before have you heard the intimate details of his incredible life as they are portrayed here. In The Empress Is a Man: Stories from the Life of José Sarria (winner of the Lammy Award in the transgender category), Michael Gorman exposes Sarria’s life in a frank manner and with a unique storytelling ability that simultaneously causes amusement and sadness. Sarria’s amazing life story tells of his perserverance to advance the cause of equality for gay citizens.