# José Sarria

> José Julio Sarria, also known as The Grand Mere, Absolute Empress I de San Francisco, and the Widow Norton, was an American political activist from San Francisco, California, who, in 1961, became the first openly gay candidate for public office in the United States. He is also remembered for performing as a drag queen at the Black Cat Bar and as the founder of the Imperial Court System.

*Performer, LGBT activist, first openly gay political candidate in the United States*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jose-sarria

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1923-12-13
- **Died:** 2013-08-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636318/ (@nm0636318)

## Sources
- [José Sarria](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sarria)
- [خوسيه ساريا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7)
- [خوسيه ساريا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7)
- [José Sarria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sarria)
- [José Sarria](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sarria)
- [José Sarria](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sarria)
- [José Sarria](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sarria)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3249062)
- [Jose Sarria](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3459375)

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