The Beauty President

Name: The Beauty President
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-03-20
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Terence Alan Smith

6.0(3 votes)

2021

0h 10m

Documentary

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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.