41. Venus Xtravaganza & Dorian Corey
https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings This week we take a look at the tragic death of Venus Xtravaganza and the disturbing discovery that was made within the closet of Dorian Corey. Our oddity today is the absolutely disastrous Balloon Fest ’86. Sources: Paris is Burning (1990) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-first-self-proclaimed-drag-queen-was-a-formerly-enslaved-man-180982311/ https://www.advocate.com/crime/venus-xtravaganza#toggle-gdpr https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Xtravaganza https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Corey https://inmagazine.ca/2022/05/may-june-2022-cover-story-the-mystery-of-the-mummy-in-the-drag-queens-closet/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-famous-drag-queen-a-mummy-in-the-closet-and-a-baffling-mystery https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OeQCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=drag+queen+and+the+mummy&source=bl&ots=9P9lNELRMV&sig=ExToyAJtmc1naRfg0uv2HqUzj5k&hl=en&ei=KRw-TczzLMeh8QP_j4DbCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result#v=onepage&q&f=false https://medium.com/the-cross-and-the-closet/10s-across-the-board-an-overview-of-ballroom-culture-e5670e565495 https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/footage-disastrous-cleveland-balloon-fest/#:~:text=The%20fateful%20Balloonfest%20of%201986,horses%2C%20and%20countless%20car%20accidents. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloonfest_%2786
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