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The Imperial Court System in the United States was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1965 by José Sarria.Sarria, affectionately known as "Mama José" or similar among Imperial Court members, adopted the stage name "Widow Norton" as a reference to Joshua Norton, a much-celebrated citizen of 19th-century San Francisco who had declared himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of ...
After Japan switched to the Gregorian calendar, the date was moved to May 5 of the new calendar year. [3] Until 1948, Children's Day was known as Boys' Day (also known as Feast of Banners), celebrating boys and recognizing fathers, as the counterpart to Hinamatsuri, or "Girl's Day" on March 3. In 1948, the name was changed to Children's Day to ...
José Julio Sarria (December 13, 1922 – August 19, 2013), [1] [2] 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.
The Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco, [1] [2] [3] Inc., is a predominantly gay 501(c)(3) [4] nonprofit fund raising organization. Formed in 1973 as a more camp-oriented response to San Francisco's Imperial Court System [5] [6] by H.L. Perry, who reigned as the Court's Grand Duchess I, [7] the Grand Ducal Council raises money for a wide array of charity organizations through large annual ...
Within the Imperial Court System, Murray-Ramirez long held a leadership position as President of the Imperial Court Council and 1st Heir Apparent to José Sarria, the Widow Norton. At a Coronation Ball in Seattle, Washington on February 17, 2007, Sarria formally handed leadership of the organization over to Murray-Ramirez. The latter assumed ...
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court to protest its issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former ...
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas official Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri ...
An imperial court is the royal court of an empire. Imperial Court may also refer to: Imperial court (Holy Roman Empire) Imperial Court in Kyoto, pre-Meiji period in Japan; Imperial Court System, a non-profit organization in North America; Imperial Courts, Los Angeles, public housing; Neutral Municipality of the Court, Administrative Unit ...