Glitter From Dust - Before and After - Nomi
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Nomi is a fashionable and glamorous drag performer and community organizer. Sassy performances on the stage are contrasted with her work as an organizer with CENESEX, Cuba’s LGBTQ justice organization, which is led by Mariela Castro, daughter of former Cuban President, Raul Castro. Through Nomi’s work and life experiences, we learn about how attitudes
toward LGBTQ people across Cuba are starting to change.
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