Actor, activist and founder of the radical drag troupe the Bloolips whose performances influenced mainstream theatre In 1980, the New York magazine the Village Voice captioned a centre-spread photoshoot of Bette Bourne and his radical drag troupe the Bloolips with the phrase "living proof not only that rhinestones and politics can live together, but that they must". Bette, who has died aged 84, doubtless received the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM on September 8, 2024