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Remembering Holly Woodlawn, Trans Icon and Puerto Rican Queen of Underground Cinema

Remembering Holly Woodlawn, Trans Icon and Puerto Rican Queen of Underground Cinema
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Holly Woodlawn: Trans Icon and Puerto Rican Queen of Underground Cinema


Source: New York Times
Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She says, “Hey, babe
Said, “Hey, honey
 Lou Reed, “Walk on the Wild Side,” 1972
Holly Woodlawn’s storied beginnings as an actress and muse were immortalized in Lou Reed’s hit 1972 glam rock song “Walk on the Wild Side.” Born in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, in 1946, Woodlawn came out at age 15 when she was living in Miami Beach with her mother, Aminta Rodríguez, and stepfather, Joesph Ajzenberg. Her adopted name telegraphed her indomitable desire for superstardom: “Holly” referenced Audrey Hepburn’s iconic turn as Holly Golightly in ....

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