""Let me say, when I'm on stage, I forget about everything else," Saldaña said. "I focus on my performance, and I feel like a star. Being the oldest drag king in the world, still performing. You know, I can't believe that I'm the only one, you know, 80 years old.""
""He really documented what was happening in New York City and specifically in the village," said Marilyn Kushner, the exhibit's curator. "There was a lot of activity, a lot of creative activity going on. And in Greenwich Village, a lot of queer people at the time living there because they feel safe there.""
LGBTQ+ people across the United States have advanced equality through cultural, social, and institutional achievements. A Mexican-American performer from Fresno, Elsie Saldaña performs as "El Daña," celebrates lesbian drag, and continues to perform into her 80s despite rural challenges. Fred W. McDarrah's photography documents mid-to-late 20th-century LGBTQ+ civil-rights moments in New York and reflects creative, safe communities in Greenwich Village. Legends Nightclub in Raleigh has served as a longstanding LGBTQ+ landmark for nearly 40 years, offering a social safe space. Examples include a historian, a church leader, a safe space, a business leader, and a groundbreaking radio broadcast as key contributions.
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