Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Robert Labossier (Vilet Labossier)
An interview with Vilet Labossier. Vilet is a drag persona performed by Robert Labossier in Rhode Island since the early 1990s. Topics in order of discussion include: developing a drag persona and career as a performer; changes in drag community since the 1990s including Imperial Court of Rhode Island and serving as Empress XIII; RI Pride events; stage manager for pageants; drag brunch.
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- Identifier
- 3r074v241
- Collection
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Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
- Institution
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RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
- Creator(s)
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Labossier, Robert
- Contributor(s)
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Harrington, Adam
- Publisher
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Providence Public Library
- Date Created
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Aug. 5, 2019
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Empress XIII
Imperial Court of Rhode Island
Vilet Labossier
- Places
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Rhode Island
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Providence County
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City of Providence
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Providence
- Topic(s)
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Drag
Drag community
Drag queens
Female impersonators
Gay pride
LGBTQ+ events
- Resource Type
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Audio
Text
- Language
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English
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