The popular Drag Queen passed away last night in Madrid
GAYLES.TV.- Translation and Localizationwhose artistic name was Shangay Lily, died in Madrid at age 53 after complications from a long illness. In the 90s it was one of the first drags who became popular in the country and one of the creators of «Shangay Express«, The first exclusively homosexual magazine in Spain.
Shangay Lily was the author of the novels «School of Glamor» (Plaza & z) and «Machistófeles» (Suma de Letras, 2002) and of the essays «Hombres ... y otros animals de companion» (Temas de Hoy, 1999) and « Mari, can I have the poppers? » (DeBolsillo, 2002). He also published an anthology of his theatrical monologues under the title "Monologues: Life in Pink, Red and Violet" (Dreamcatcher, 2013).
He made films, theater and collaborated in various television programs such as «Tonight, sex », from Antena 3; «Tonight we cross the Mississippi », from Tele 5, and took part in the first edition of Antena 3's 'reallity' «The farm".
But above all, he will be remembered for his facet of activist, always fighting for the defense of collective rights LGTB +. He liked to define himself with the term "artivist«, A fusion of art and activism that marked his career. Among many of the actions that she carried out, we can remember her in this video in which she defended homosexual marriage by accusing the PP and Rajoy de homophobia.
Source: El Mundo, ABC, Shangay Lilly Blog
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