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The Beauty President

Documentary
6.0·2021·0h 10m

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen pers...

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Terence Alan Smith

Terence Alan Smith

Self

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Whitney Skauge

OVERVIEW

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.