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- "THE GAY SHRERS": THE IMPERIAL COURT CELEBRAT 50 YEARS OF DRAG ROYALTY AND SERVICEA LOVG LOOK AT ONE OF AMERI'S OLST AND LARGT LGBT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 6, 2015/9:05 AMBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 6, 2015 / 9:05 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"THE GAY SHRERS\": THE IMPERIAL COURT CELEBRAT 50 YEARS OF DRAG ROYALTY AND SERVICE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-11-06T14:05:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-11-06T14:05:36.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WWII VETERAN JOSE JUL SARRIA FOUND THE TERNATNAL COURT SYSTEM SAN FRANCIS 1965, WHEN THE LGBT RIGHTS MOVEMENT WAS STILL S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOUR YEARS EARLIER SARIA HAD BEEN THE FIRST OPENLY GAY NDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT AS EMPRS JOSé I, THE WIDOW NORTON, HE LNCHED THE FIRST IMPERIAL CORONATN BALL AT WHAT IS NOW THE HOLIDAY INN AT THE EMBARRO SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE ME TO THE EVENT, NSIRED THE FIRST PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED “HOMOSEXUAL EVENT” THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE TERVENG HALF-CENTURY, CHAPTERS OF THE IMPERIAL COURT SPNG UP 68 CI ACROSS THE U.S., CANADA AND MEXI—MAKG ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGT LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, THE COURT HAS S ROOTS DRAG, BUT UNTS PEOPLE OM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AMONG S NUMBER—CLUDG BISEXUALS, HETEROSEXUALS, WOMEN, GAY MEN AND TRANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM THE START, THE GROUP HAS BEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE BT WAY TO SCRIBE THE COURT SYSTEM IS TO SAY ’S THE GAY SHRERS OR ELKS," SAYS CURRENT LEAR NILE MURRAY RAMIREZ—A.K.A. EMPRS NILE THE GREAT SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE 1960S AND '70S, IMPERIAL COURT CHAPTERS WERE THE ONLY LGBT ANIZATN MANY AREAS, AND WERE VAL FUNDRAISG AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE COURT SAN DIEGO, FOR EXAMPLE, HELPED TO TABLISH THE CY'S LGBT CENTER, SAN DIEGO PRI AND THE LOL AIDS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 1979, THE GROUP STARTED ONE OF THE FIRST LGBT SCHOLARSHIPS THE NATN, THE HARVEY MILK/NILE MURRAY RAMIREZ STUNT SCHOLARSHIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE MID 1990S, THE INTERNATNAL COURT COUNCIL (ICC) WAS FORMED, UNG THE VAR CHAPTERS TO A HIVE TERNATNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MAMA JOSé" PASSED AWAY 2013, BUT THE LEGACY OF ACTIVISM AND MUNY SERVICE NTU WH THE COURT: EMPRS RAMIREZ AND HER NOBL WORKED FOR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS TO GET THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO ISSUE A STAMP HONORG HARVEY MILK. (A SIAR EFFORT IS UNRWAY FOR BAYARD RT.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“A MUNY, ED A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THAT DON’T KNOW WHERE ME OM REALLY DON’T KNOW WHERE IS GOG,” SAYS EMPRS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON OCTOBER 23, IMPERIAL COURT ROYALTY OM ALL OVER GATHERED AT A GALA DNER PORTLAND, OREGON, TO CELEBRATE THE ANIZATN'S 50TH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMONG THOSE ATTENDANCE AT THE GOLN JUBILEE WERE MILK SCREENWRER DT LANCE BLACK, MCC FOUNR REV. TROY PERRY, LONGTIME ACTIVIST CLEVE JON, JUDY AND DENNIS SHEPARD, AND JIM OBERGEFELL, THE LEAD PLATIFF THE SUPREME COURT SE THAT BROUGHT MARRIAGE EQUALY TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT IMAG OM THE IMPERIAL COURT'S STORIED HISTORY—AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH GEN SILENT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 9PM, ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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- "THE GAY SHRERS": THE IMPERIAL COURT CELEBRAT 50 YEARS OF DRAG ROYALTY AND SERVICEA LOVG LOOK AT ONE OF AMERI'S OLST AND LARGT LGBT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 6, 2015/9:05 AMBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 6, 2015 / 9:05 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"THE GAY SHRERS\": THE IMPERIAL COURT CELEBRAT 50 YEARS OF DRAG ROYALTY AND SERVICE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-11-06T14:05:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-11-06T14:05:36.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WWII VETERAN JOSE JUL SARRIA FOUND THE TERNATNAL COURT SYSTEM SAN FRANCIS 1965, WHEN THE LGBT RIGHTS MOVEMENT WAS STILL S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOUR YEARS EARLIER SARIA HAD BEEN THE FIRST OPENLY GAY NDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT AS EMPRS JOSé I, THE WIDOW NORTON, HE LNCHED THE FIRST IMPERIAL CORONATN BALL AT WHAT IS NOW THE HOLIDAY INN AT THE EMBARRO SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE ME TO THE EVENT, NSIRED THE FIRST PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED “HOMOSEXUAL EVENT” THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE TERVENG HALF-CENTURY, CHAPTERS OF THE IMPERIAL COURT SPNG UP 68 CI ACROSS THE U.S., CANADA AND MEXI—MAKG ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGT LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, THE COURT HAS S ROOTS DRAG, BUT UNTS PEOPLE OM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AMONG S NUMBER—CLUDG BISEXUALS, HETEROSEXUALS, WOMEN, GAY MEN AND TRANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM THE START, THE GROUP HAS BEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE BT WAY TO SCRIBE THE COURT SYSTEM IS TO SAY ’S THE GAY SHRERS OR ELKS," SAYS CURRENT LEAR NILE MURRAY RAMIREZ—A.K.A. EMPRS NILE THE GREAT SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE 1960S AND '70S, IMPERIAL COURT CHAPTERS WERE THE ONLY LGBT ANIZATN MANY AREAS, AND WERE VAL FUNDRAISG AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE COURT SAN DIEGO, FOR EXAMPLE, HELPED TO TABLISH THE CY'S LGBT CENTER, SAN DIEGO PRI AND THE LOL AIDS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 1979, THE GROUP STARTED ONE OF THE FIRST LGBT SCHOLARSHIPS THE NATN, THE HARVEY MILK/NILE MURRAY RAMIREZ STUNT SCHOLARSHIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE MID 1990S, THE INTERNATNAL COURT COUNCIL (ICC) WAS FORMED, UNG THE VAR CHAPTERS TO A HIVE TERNATNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MAMA JOSé" PASSED AWAY 2013, BUT THE LEGACY OF ACTIVISM AND MUNY SERVICE NTU WH THE COURT: EMPRS RAMIREZ AND HER NOBL WORKED FOR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS TO GET THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO ISSUE A STAMP HONORG HARVEY MILK. (A SIAR EFFORT IS UNRWAY FOR BAYARD RT.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“A MUNY, ED A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THAT DON’T KNOW WHERE ME OM REALLY DON’T KNOW WHERE IS GOG,” SAYS EMPRS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON OCTOBER 23, IMPERIAL COURT ROYALTY OM ALL OVER GATHERED AT A GALA DNER PORTLAND, OREGON, TO CELEBRATE THE ANIZATN'S 50TH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMONG THOSE ATTENDANCE AT THE GOLN JUBILEE WERE MILK SCREENWRER DT LANCE BLACK, MCC FOUNR REV. TROY PERRY, LONGTIME ACTIVIST CLEVE JON, JUDY AND DENNIS SHEPARD, AND JIM OBERGEFELL, THE LEAD PLATIFF THE SUPREME COURT SE THAT BROUGHT MARRIAGE EQUALY TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT IMAG OM THE IMPERIAL COURT'S STORIED HISTORY—AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH GEN SILENT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 9PM, ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
"THE GAY SHRERS": THE IMPERIAL COURT CELEBRAT 50 YEARS OF DRAG ROYALTY AND SERVICEA LOVG LOOK AT ONE OF AMERI'S OLST AND LARGT LGBT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 6, 2015/9:05 AMBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 6, 2015 / 9:05 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"THE GAY SHRERS\": THE IMPERIAL COURT CELEBRAT 50 YEARS OF DRAG ROYALTY AND SERVICE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-11-06T14:05:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-11-06T14:05:36.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WWII VETERAN JOSE JUL SARRIA FOUND THE TERNATNAL COURT SYSTEM SAN FRANCIS 1965, WHEN THE LGBT RIGHTS MOVEMENT WAS STILL S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOUR YEARS EARLIER SARIA HAD BEEN THE FIRST OPENLY GAY NDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT AS EMPRS JOSé I, THE WIDOW NORTON, HE LNCHED THE FIRST IMPERIAL CORONATN BALL AT WHAT IS NOW THE HOLIDAY INN AT THE EMBARRO SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE ME TO THE EVENT, NSIRED THE FIRST PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED “HOMOSEXUAL EVENT” THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE TERVENG HALF-CENTURY, CHAPTERS OF THE IMPERIAL COURT SPNG UP 68 CI ACROSS THE U.S., CANADA AND MEXI—MAKG ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGT LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, THE COURT HAS S ROOTS DRAG, BUT UNTS PEOPLE OM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AMONG S NUMBER—CLUDG BISEXUALS, HETEROSEXUALS, WOMEN, GAY MEN AND TRANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM THE START, THE GROUP HAS BEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE BT WAY TO SCRIBE THE COURT SYSTEM IS TO SAY ’S THE GAY SHRERS OR ELKS," SAYS CURRENT LEAR NILE MURRAY RAMIREZ—A.K.A. EMPRS NILE THE GREAT SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE 1960S AND '70S, IMPERIAL COURT CHAPTERS WERE THE ONLY LGBT ANIZATN MANY AREAS, AND WERE VAL FUNDRAISG AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE COURT SAN DIEGO, FOR EXAMPLE, HELPED TO TABLISH THE CY'S LGBT CENTER, SAN DIEGO PRI AND THE LOL AIDS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 1979, THE GROUP STARTED ONE OF THE FIRST LGBT SCHOLARSHIPS THE NATN, THE HARVEY MILK/NILE MURRAY RAMIREZ STUNT SCHOLARSHIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE MID 1990S, THE INTERNATNAL COURT COUNCIL (ICC) WAS FORMED, UNG THE VAR CHAPTERS TO A HIVE TERNATNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MAMA JOSé" PASSED AWAY 2013, BUT THE LEGACY OF ACTIVISM AND MUNY SERVICE NTU WH THE COURT: EMPRS RAMIREZ AND HER NOBL WORKED FOR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS TO GET THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO ISSUE A STAMP HONORG HARVEY MILK. (A SIAR EFFORT IS UNRWAY FOR BAYARD RT.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“A MUNY, ED A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THAT DON’T KNOW WHERE ME OM REALLY DON’T KNOW WHERE IS GOG,” SAYS EMPRS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON OCTOBER 23, IMPERIAL COURT ROYALTY OM ALL OVER GATHERED AT A GALA DNER PORTLAND, OREGON, TO CELEBRATE THE ANIZATN'S 50TH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMONG THOSE ATTENDANCE AT THE GOLN JUBILEE WERE MILK SCREENWRER DT LANCE BLACK, MCC FOUNR REV. TROY PERRY, LONGTIME ACTIVIST CLEVE JON, JUDY AND DENNIS SHEPARD, AND JIM OBERGEFELL, THE LEAD PLATIFF THE SUPREME COURT SE THAT BROUGHT MARRIAGE EQUALY TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT IMAG OM THE IMPERIAL COURT'S STORIED HISTORY—AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH GEN SILENT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 9PM, ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
In 1965, the late José Sarria, the untry’s first openly gay polil ndidate (for San Francis Supervisor 1961) found the Imperial Court System, settg our standard of humor, heart and humanarianism, which today erns approximately 75 kgdoms the Uned Stat, Canada, and Mexi. WWII veteran Jose Jul Sarria found the ternatnal Court System San Francis 1965, when the LGBT rights movement was still s years earlier Saria had been the first openly gay ndidate for public office as Emprs José I, The Widow Norton, he lnched the first Imperial Coronatn Ball at what is now the Holiday Inn at the Embarro San than 1, 000 people me to the event, nsired the first publicly acknowledged “homosexual event” the the terveng half-century, chapters of the Imperial Court spng up 68 ci across the U. S., Canada and Mexi—makg one of the world’s largt LGBT, the Court has s roots drag, but unts people om all walks of life among s number—cludg bisexuals, heterosexuals, women, gay men and trans the start, the group has been civic-md.
"The bt way to scribe the Court System is to say ’s the gay Shrers or Elks, " says current lear Nile Murray Ramirez—a.
Wh a rich tradn of charable givg, mp, fun, regaly, and celebratn of Gay, Lbian, Bisexual and Transgenr culture the urt also fights for human rights and equaly. Gay and Straight Elected officials have supported the imperial urt fundraisg efforts, wh the wt Hollywood mayors like Abbe Land, John Heilman and Jefey prang attendg many events and issug many proclamatns of support.
GAY CULTURE -- WASHGTON
The Grand Mere, Absolute Emprs I San Francis, the Widow Norton, José; a proud openly gay Lato, drag queen and one of the great inic Amerin pneerg polil activist and lears of the morn day LGBT Civil Rights and Social Jtice Movements. Durg a time of McCarthyism, abive police raids and Alhol & Beverage harassment of gay tablishments, the "Black Cat" stood up to the stutns via the legal urts and muny support.
At the end of his Sunday performanc he ma the dience stand up and hold hands and sg his famed "God Save the Nellie Queens" as a way of stillg solidary for the gay muny on hand and beyond the walls of the Black Cat.
In 1960, Sarria, found the League of Civil Edutn, lendg his polil voice to te the muny at large about homosexualy. While the muny at large was not aware of Sarria's homosexual polics, Sarria had anized the gay muny and llected the signatur need to qualify him for the 1961 Fall electns of the San Francis Board of Supervisors. In 1961, Jose Sarria beme the first openly gay ndidate for public office the Uned Stat when he ran for the San Francis Board of Supervisors.
"THE GAY SHRERS": THE IMPERIAL COURT CELEBRAT 50 YEARS OF DRAG ROYALTY AND SERVICEA LOVG LOOK AT ONE OF AMERI'S OLST AND LARGT LGBT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 6, 2015/9:05 AMBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 6, 2015 / 9:05 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"THE GAY SHRERS\": THE IMPERIAL COURT CELEBRAT 50 YEARS OF DRAG ROYALTY AND SERVICE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-11-06T14:05:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-11-06T14:05:36.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WWII VETERAN JOSE JUL SARRIA FOUND THE TERNATNAL COURT SYSTEM SAN FRANCIS 1965, WHEN THE LGBT RIGHTS MOVEMENT WAS STILL S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOUR YEARS EARLIER SARIA HAD BEEN THE FIRST OPENLY GAY NDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT AS EMPRS JOSé I, THE WIDOW NORTON, HE LNCHED THE FIRST IMPERIAL CORONATN BALL AT WHAT IS NOW THE HOLIDAY INN AT THE EMBARRO SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE ME TO THE EVENT, NSIRED THE FIRST PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED “HOMOSEXUAL EVENT” THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE TERVENG HALF-CENTURY, CHAPTERS OF THE IMPERIAL COURT SPNG UP 68 CI ACROSS THE U.S., CANADA AND MEXI—MAKG ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGT LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, THE COURT HAS S ROOTS DRAG, BUT UNTS PEOPLE OM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AMONG S NUMBER—CLUDG BISEXUALS, HETEROSEXUALS, WOMEN, GAY MEN AND TRANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM THE START, THE GROUP HAS BEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE BT WAY TO SCRIBE THE COURT SYSTEM IS TO SAY ’S THE GAY SHRERS OR ELKS," SAYS CURRENT LEAR NILE MURRAY RAMIREZ—A.K.A. EMPRS NILE THE GREAT SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE 1960S AND '70S, IMPERIAL COURT CHAPTERS WERE THE ONLY LGBT ANIZATN MANY AREAS, AND WERE VAL FUNDRAISG AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE COURT SAN DIEGO, FOR EXAMPLE, HELPED TO TABLISH THE CY'S LGBT CENTER, SAN DIEGO PRI AND THE LOL AIDS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 1979, THE GROUP STARTED ONE OF THE FIRST LGBT SCHOLARSHIPS THE NATN, THE HARVEY MILK/NILE MURRAY RAMIREZ STUNT SCHOLARSHIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE MID 1990S, THE INTERNATNAL COURT COUNCIL (ICC) WAS FORMED, UNG THE VAR CHAPTERS TO A HIVE TERNATNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MAMA JOSé" PASSED AWAY 2013, BUT THE LEGACY OF ACTIVISM AND MUNY SERVICE NTU WH THE COURT: EMPRS RAMIREZ AND HER NOBL WORKED FOR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS TO GET THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO ISSUE A STAMP HONORG HARVEY MILK. (A SIAR EFFORT IS UNRWAY FOR BAYARD RT.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“A MUNY, ED A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THAT DON’T KNOW WHERE ME OM REALLY DON’T KNOW WHERE IS GOG,” SAYS EMPRS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON OCTOBER 23, IMPERIAL COURT ROYALTY OM ALL OVER GATHERED AT A GALA DNER PORTLAND, OREGON, TO CELEBRATE THE ANIZATN'S 50TH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMONG THOSE ATTENDANCE AT THE GOLN JUBILEE WERE MILK SCREENWRER DT LANCE BLACK, MCC FOUNR REV. TROY PERRY, LONGTIME ACTIVIST CLEVE JON, JUDY AND DENNIS SHEPARD, AND JIM OBERGEFELL, THE LEAD PLATIFF THE SUPREME COURT SE THAT BROUGHT MARRIAGE EQUALY TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT IMAG OM THE IMPERIAL COURT'S STORIED HISTORY—AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH GEN SILENT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 9PM, ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Jose's urageo n for public office put the gay vote on the Amerin polil map. As Jose himself put , "From that day on, nobody ran for anythg whout knockg on the door of the gay muny. Rub's parents were gog to stutnalize her, and subject her to Shock Treatments for beg Gay.
John quickly emerged himself the more tolerant atmosphere of San Francis's emergg Gay Communy. As a popular bartenr, he joed the Tavern Guild and beme vol his support for focg on the need to expand Gay acceptance and the ongog fight for equal rights. So many like him had fled opprsn and seemed to be lost takg a ep breath the ivoly of at last beg able to jt be Gay.
The Emprs remaed more terted beg social hosts at Tavern Guild functns rather than g their posn to further the emergg Gay inty, much to Jose's displeasure. He created a ncept of an Emperor that along wh the Emprs would be the symbolic reprentativ of a Council of Organizatn prised of all the newly formg mte and groups foced on Gay Liberatn.