Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente to receive huge honour following her tragic death
She's set to be awarded for her huge contribution to the trans community
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente is set to receive a huge posthumous award following her tragic death on 27th April, when her family had confirmed she’d passed “peacefully.”
Jiggly will be inducted into the National LGBTQ Wall of Honour, a memorial wall in Greenwich Village, New York, which is dedicated to LGBTQ “pioneers, trailblazers and heroes,” and can be found inside the Stonewall Inn.
The induction ceremony for Drag Star Jiggly Caliente alongside her fellow inductees, who are also key trans figures who have sadly passed away, will take place on the 26th June prior to New York Pride.
Cathy Renna, the communications director of the National LGBTQ Task Force stated: “This year’s focus on transgender trailblazers and changemakers underscores the importance of recognizing our history and the current climate for our trans siblings. ”
She continued: “As we continue to fiercely battle against attacks on our trans and nonbinary communities, we are honored to uplift their legacies.
“Their courage inspires our ongoing fight for liberation, both within the task force family and across every queer advocacy organisation.”
Nicole Murray Ramirez, founder of the Wall of Honour, added: “In these times, when there are radical and extreme campaigns trying to erase our transgender community, the Imperial Courts and task force are reminding us all that transgender people have not only always been here, but have also been some of our community’s most dedicated activists and leaders.”
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