The Billy DeFrank Community Center, the heart of the South Bay's LGBT community, unveiled a larger-than-life mural honoring its namesake on Friday.
William Price, who performed in drag under the stage name"Billy DeFrank," was a pioneering activist and community fundraiser. He died in 1980 from a heart attack, a year before the community center first opened its doors.
"They wanted to call it the Billy DeFrank Center because it is a center for everyone the way he was with everyone in the community," Antolovich said. "I'm kind of talking to Billy on the wall and, most of the time, it's just kind of like: 'What kind of message would he want?' And the other half would be like the drag queen half, like, 'OK, I'm going to make you pretty. You're going to look fabulous.'" said muralist Serge Gay Jr.
She says the mural celebrates his spirit of love, inclusion and acceptance. She believes the mural both honors the center's past and provides a roadmap for future generations.
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