Stormé DeLarverie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stormé DeLarverie

Known as 'the Rosa Parks' of the lesbian community

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1920

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 24-May-2014

Profession: actor, singer, Master of ceremonies, security guard, drag king

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Stormé DeLarverie (December 24, 1920 – May 24, 2014) was a butch lesbian whose scuffle with police was, according to Stormé and many eyewitnesses, the spark that ignited the Stonewall riots, spurring the crowd to action.
She was born in New Orleans, to an African American mother and a white father.
She is remembered as a gay civil rights icon and entertainer, who performed and hosted at the Apollo Theater and Radio City Music Hall.
She worked for much of her life as an MC, singer, bouncer, bodyguard and volunteer street patrol worker, the "guardian of lesbians in the Village." She is known as "the Rosa Parks of the gay community."