{"id":10818,"date":"2020-11-12T03:15:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T03:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenzmag.com\/?p=10818"},"modified":"2020-11-12T03:15:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T03:15:36","slug":"hailie-sahar-portray-lgbtq-activist-performer-sir-lady-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenzmag.com\/hailie-sahar-portray-lgbtq-activist-performer-sir-lady-java\/","title":{"rendered":"Hailie Sahar To Portray LGBTQ Activist &#038; Performer Sir Lady Java"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/pose\/\">Pose<\/a>&nbsp;star&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/hailie-sahar\/\">Hailie Sahar<\/a>&nbsp;and director&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/anthony-hemingway\/\">Anthony Hemingway<\/a>&nbsp;have teamed up to bring the onetime performer and LGBTQ trailblazer <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/sir-lady-java\/\">Sir Lady Java<\/a>\u2019s life to the big screen.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10820\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tenzmag.com\/hailie-sahar-portray-lgbtq-activist-performer-sir-lady-java\/screen-shot-2020-11-11-at-10-08-54-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-10.08.54-PM.png?fit=1135%2C537&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1135,537\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sir java\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-10.08.54-PM.png?fit=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-10.08.54-PM.png?fit=1024%2C484&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10820\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-10.08.54-PM.png?resize=1135%2C537&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1135\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-10.08.54-PM.png?w=1135&amp;ssl=1 1135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-10.08.54-PM.png?resize=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-10.08.54-PM.png?resize=1024%2C484&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-10.08.54-PM.png?resize=768%2C363&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1135px) 100vw, 1135px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Called a \u201ctrailblazer\u201d and \u201ca cultural icon\u201d by Hemingway in the video, Sir Lady Java was a frequent presence on the Los Angeles nightclub circuit back in the 1960s. In that time of discrimination, she shared the stage with Sammy Davis Jr, Redd Foxx, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor and James Brown until the LAPD decided to shut her down in 1967 with what was known as \u201cRule Number 9.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/tenzmag.com\\\/hailie-sahar-portray-lgbtq-activist-performer-sir-lady-java\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:119751432}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 557px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"557\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-3.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"553\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"290\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"10822\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"707,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sir Lady Java 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-3.jpg?fit=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-3.jpg?fit=707%2C370&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-3.jpg?w=553&#038;h=290&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-3.jpg?w=707&amp;ssl=1 707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-3.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"553\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"553\" data-original-height=\"290\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Sir Lady Java 3\" alt=\"Sir Lady Java 3\" style=\"width: 553px; 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height: 290px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 209px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"209\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-4.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"205\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"290\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"10823\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"477,673\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Denise&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sir Lady Java 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-4.jpg?fit=213%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-4.jpg?fit=477%2C673&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-4.jpg?w=205&#038;h=290&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-4.jpg?w=477&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-4.jpg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w\" width=\"205\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"205\" data-original-height=\"290\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Sir Lady Java 4\" alt=\"Sir Lady Java 4\" style=\"width: 205px; height: 290px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 191px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"191\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-5.png?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"187\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"290\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"10824\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-5.png\" data-orig-size=\"950,1475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sir Lady Java 5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-5.png?fit=193%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-5.png?fit=660%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-5.png?w=187&#038;h=290&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-5.png?w=950&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-5.png?resize=193%2C300&amp;ssl=1 193w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-5.png?resize=660%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tenzmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sir-Lady-Java-5.png?resize=768%2C1192&amp;ssl=1 768w\" width=\"187\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"187\" data-original-height=\"290\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Sir Lady Java 5\" alt=\"Sir Lady Java 5\" style=\"width: 187px; height: 290px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>The targeted ordinance banned any \u201cimpersonation by means of costume or dress a person of the opposite sex.\u201d Picketing local venues and linking up with the ACLU, Sir Lady Java took the cops and the city all the way to the California Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cI was fighting for a man to have the right to wear what they wanted to wear, and I won,\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>Sir Lady Java&nbsp;says in the video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SIR LADY JAVA PRESENTATION\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rbp1BfrX-VY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Pose star\u2019s Sahar Productions will executive produce the film along with Hemingway\u2019s Anthony Hemingway Productions,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/brian-sher\/\">Brian Sher<\/a>&nbsp;for Crossover Entertainment and Tameka \u201cTiny\u201d Harris for Pretty Hustle.<\/p>\n<p>Source &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/11\/hailie-sahar-sir-lady-java-video-movie-anthony-hemingway-lgbtq-1234613071\/\"> Deadline<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pose&nbsp;star&nbsp;Hailie Sahar&nbsp;and director&nbsp;Anthony Hemingway&nbsp;have teamed up to bring the onetime performer and LGBTQ trailblazer Sir Lady Java\u2019s life to the big screen. Called a \u201ctrailblazer\u201d and \u201ca cultural icon\u201d by Hemingway in the video, Sir Lady Java was a frequent presence on the Los Angeles nightclub circuit back in the 1960s. 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