THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Stormé DeLarverie
December 24, 1920 – May 24, 2014
“I am a human being that survived. I helped others to survive.”
Gay rights activist, organizer and celebrated drag performer best known for her part in the Stonewall uprisings.
Photo. Stormé standing guard by The Cubby Hole in the West Village in 1986. Photo by JEB (Joan E. Biren).
More About Stormé:
- Obituary, New York Times
- Stormé DeLarverie website, a labour of love, created by Chris Brennan Starfire
- “A Stormé Life,” In the Life: documentary stories from the gay experience
- “Stormé DeLarverie: The lesbian spark in the Stonewall Uprising,” by Ann Montague, July 31, 2018
- “Remembering Stormé DeLarverie,” by Erin M. Drinkwater, Go Magazine, June 14, 2014
- Storme: The Lady of the Jewel Box, Directed by Michelle Parkerson, 1987
- Stormé DeLarveríé papers, New York Public Library, Schomburg Center
- Wikipedia page