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Passings: Gilles Larrain, Photographer of 1970s Drag Culture, Dies at 86

By David Schonauer   Tuesday October 28, 2025

Gilles Larrain, a lauded portrait photographer whose groundbreaking 1973 book, Idols, celebrated the pride and plumage of a subculture that at the time was largely ignored if not scorned, by the mainstream, died on Oct. 7 in Kauai, Hawaii, notes The New York Times. He was 86. Over the …

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