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Legendary

Season 1
Legendary explores the crucial players who were at the forefront of LGBTQ+ culture. Through the voices of the legends that fought for basic human rights, we’ll learn all about the struggle, how far we’ve come and how much further we can go.
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  1. S1 E1 - New York City Drag March
    October 30, 2021
    14min
    13+
    The New York City Drag March, the annual nonconformist, inclusive drag protest and visibility march, formed in 1994 after certain queer subcultures were excluded from other NYC Pride ceremonies.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Queer Harlem Renaissance
    October 30, 2021
    12min
    13+
    Historian Michael Henry Adams discusses the history of Harlem and the impact that numerous queer luminaries had on the Harlem Renaissance.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Jewel Box Revue
    October 30, 2021
    8min
    13+
    Performers Robbie Ross and Terry Noel and drag historian Joe E. Jeffreys talk about the groundbreaking touring show Jewel Box Revue, the first gay-run drag show in America.
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  4. S1 E4 - George “Rita George” Roth
    October 30, 2021
    10min
    13+
    Octogenarian female impersonator George Roth -- aka Rita George -- discusses his start in New Orleans, performing at the legendary NYC hotspot 82 Club in the 1960s and being crowned the third ever Miss Fire Island.
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  5. S1 E5 - Henry “Adrian” Arango
    October 30, 2021
    10min
    13+
    Henry “Adrian” Arango talks about how his female-impersonation career brought him from Cuba to NYC in the 1950s, working at 82 Club in the East Village and his post-performing career as a Broadway dresser.
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