Celebration, Civil Rights, Remembrance, Tributes, Women's Rights

Miss Venus Xtravaganza 💓 April 16, 1971 — March 31, 1995 🕯 💔

WHEN: BIANNUALLY, May 22 and/or December 21

WHERE: Globally, wherever you can celebrate safely. Or create an event for others to attend.

Miss Venus Pellagatti Xtravaganza chose to live her life, her truth, and live as she was born.

Born May 22, 1965, and left our world on December 21, 1988, at the age of 23. Her murder remains a cold case, but her memory should never go cold. She lived to represent love, laughter, dance, grace and beauty. We will never know how many lives would have been inspired or helped by Venus, because hate and bigotry took her life away.

So, let us live her truth on her birthday, and homegoing day, so that her memory never gets buried by hate.

More information on the life of Miss Venus:

Paris Is Burning: imdb.com/title/tt0100332/

The Advocate remembers Venus: advocate.com/crime/venus-xtravaganza

Jersey City, New Jersey designates Venus' childhood home as an historic landmark. Yes, Venus was here! nj.com/hudson/2023/05/venus-was-here-jersey-city-pays-tribue-to-trans-icon-by-marking-childhood-home-as-historic-landmark.html

Honored in Pose-FX (S2-E4): imdb.com/title/tt8697016

Venus' nephew, Mike Pellagatti honors the memory of his aunt, who only showed him love: billboard.com/culture/pride/mike-pellagatti-interview-venus-xtravaganza-8462404

Wikipedia information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Xtravaganza

Let's hope Venus' murder cold case is solved, finally, for justice for Venus: reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/o05o3u/venus_xtravaganza_murder/?rdt=45109