Sarria! Sarria! Sarria! The life and times of the Widow Norton!

So, I have started on a new project, and these are some preliminary sketches for my new project. I've started to research a biography of of Jose Sarria, a.k.a. the Empress Dowager Norton.
Here are a few exciting things I have found out in my first month of research:

1. Jose Sarria was the first openly gay person to run for public office in the US, in 1961. At the time his day job was as singing waiter in drag at SF's famous Black Cat.
2. Jose Sarria married SF's infamous Emperor Norton, posthumously in a ceremony attended by drag kings and queens, Clampers and some minister!
   
3. When he retired from public life (the second time!) he left San Francisco by hot air balloon from city hall!
4. He founded many of the early gay-rights organizations, including SIR (Society for Individual Rights), Tavern Guild, and led early gay activists into partnerships with churches for greater understanding.

So that's some of the excitement in my life! Here are some preliminary sketches. The ones in victorian dress are the Empress Norton, the one with the beret is 1984 at Pride, and the cool-boy is from his 1946 Berlin Identification.

Anyone interested in collaboration?