Oral history interview with Maria Council, by Gary Knapp and A. Krummenacker [Transcript]
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- 2010-02-19
Part of Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest Oral Histories
Transcript. Maria Council is co-founder/President of Peacock After Dark. Council discusses her introduction to drag; her drag influences including "drag mother" Patty O'Dora and Lady Elaine Peacock; her reputation as Northwest's First Lesbian Drag Queen and subsequently as the first biologically female Empress of the Rose Court; her experiences in workplaces that required different levels of closeting and self-censorship; and her involvement with the local Portland church community.
Council, Maria