The Beauty President

The Beauty President (2021)

March 20th, 20210h 10min

Documentary
60%

Overview

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.


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