Título: José Sarria
Seção: Jose Sarria Family history
Background: Jose Julio Sarria also known as The Grand Mere, Absolute Empress I de San Francisco, and the Widow Norton (December 13, 1922 - August 19, 2013) was an American political activist from San Francisco, California, who in 1961 became the first openly gay candidate for public office in the United States. He is also remembered for performing as a drag queen at the Black Cat Bar and as the founder of the Imperial Court System. Jose Sarria was born to Julio Sarria and Maria Dolores Maldonado.

Conteúdo: Jose Sarria's mother continued to work for the Jost family but it became increasingly difficult for her to fulfil her job responsibilities and care for an infant. Maria made arrangements for him to be raised by another couple, Jesserina and Charles Millen. Jesserina had recently lost her youngest child to diphtheria and suffered severe depression. Her doctor suggested she take in another child to raise and after meeting with her Maria agreed to let her raise Jose. Jose came to consider the Millens and their children to be his second family. Maria bought a house and moved the Millens and Jose into it.  Sarria did not have a relationship with his birth father, a man who showed zero interest in him and failed to provide his family with financial support. Julio Sarria was eventually arrested for failure to pay child support. A judge ordered that he pay $5 to be released; this money was then turned over for Jose's care. Julio was arrested each month until he returned to Nicaragua in around 1926 or 1927; each time he paid the $5 and was released. Julio died in Nicaragua in 1945. Years later, Jose learned that his father had acknowledged him as his first-born.  Sarria attended the Emerson School for kindergarten and then, because he spoke only Spanish, was sent to private schools until learning English. Sarria began dressing in female clothes at an early age and his family indulged him, allowing him occasionally to go on family outings dressed as a girl. In his youth he studied ball

user: Did Jose have siblings?

assistant: Jesserina had recently lost her youngest child to diphtheria and suffered severe depression.

user: Who was his father?

assistant: Sarria did not have a relationship with his birth father, a man who showed zero interest in him and failed to provide his family with financial support. Julio Sarria

user: What was his mother like?

assistant: Jose Sarria's mother continued to work for the Jost family but it became increasingly difficult for her to fulfil her job responsibilities and care for an infant.

user: What happened after she  had a hard time with an infant?

assistant: Maria made arrangements for him to be raised by another couple,

user: Who raised Jose?

assistant: Jesserina and Charles Millen.

user: What was life like with the Millen's?

assistant: Jesserina had recently lost her youngest child to diphtheria and suffered severe depression.

user: What else happened during his time with them?

assistant: Maria bought a house and moved the Millens and Jose into it.

user: What happened after Maria bought a house?

assistant: moved the Millens and Jose into it.

user: What else is interesting?

assistant: Sarria attended the Emerson School for kindergarten and then, because he spoke only Spanish, was sent to private schools until learning English.

user: How was private school for him?

assistant: learning English.