It’s Rhythm & Blues Night at QUEERAOKE🌈
Pictured is Jackie Shane, 1960s Grammy-nominated R&B vocalist, fashionista and trans pioneer. She was an American ex-pat who cut her teeth in Montreal and gained chart-topping success in Toronto where she chose to live. She performed here in London a few times.
“Tell her that I’m happy,
Tell her that I’m gay,
Tell her I wouldn’t have it …
ANY OTHER WAY”