#the lady chablis

“She was super talented, kind, and laugh out loud funny. She was a true transgender pioneer, way ahead of her time (in the Deep South, no less).“

- Paul Hipp, The Lady Chablis’ co-star in Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil

Happy birthday to trans actress, performer and author, The Lady Chablis! The Lady was born on the 11th of March 1957 and would be 65 today.

[Image:The Lady Chablis, an African-American woman in an orange coat and black tights, sits at a dressing table at the Kennedy Center, reading a letter]

30 Days of Pride Day 6- The Lady Chablis

The Lady Chablis was an American actress, author, and transgender club performer. Through exposure in the bestselling nonfiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and its 1997 film adaptation, she became one of the first trans performers to be introduced to a wide audience.

In the book, Chablis and her larger-than-life adventures provided a counterbalance to the darker narrative of murder that was central to the book. Transgender actress Laverne Cox stated after her death, “I was captivated seeing an actual black trans woman in a major Hollywood motion picture killing it. She was salty and brash in her stage act and represents a generation of trans women entertainers we must never forget.”