100 of the Most Influential Gay Entertainers
It has only been six months since the release of 100 of the Most Influential Gay Entertainersand many wonderful things have happened following its release. Sales continue to soar since the author, Jenettha Baines’appearance on the infamous internet talk show The Dysh (http://www.facebook.com/jenetthajbaines#!/pages/The-Dysh/107241572674889), with hosts Jason McGlothin, Ms. Sophia (http://www.facebook.com/jenetthajbaines#!/profile.php?id=1648339380), Niesha Dupree (http://www.facebook.com/jenetthajbaines#!/profile.php?id=100000616853959), Raquell Lord (http://www.facebook.com/jenetthajbaines#!/raquell.lord), and Mario Young. The small Island of Bermuda was all a buzz as community activist and entertainer, Sybil Barrington (http://www.facebook.com/jenetthajbaines#!/group.php?gid=189905285433), also known as The Queen of Bermuda, graced the cover. Articles appeared in the Bermuda Sunand the Bermuda News (http://bernews.com/?s=sybil+barrington). Jenettha also appeared on 1:1 w/Onyx (http://www.facebook.com/jenetthajbaines#!/1to1withonyx)  (http://www.facebook.com/jenetthajbaines#!/1to1withonyx)reached worldwide audiences as she was introduced in an up close and personal setting as she and Onyx talked about the book, the entertainers, and the LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Inter-sexed) community and its specific needs as it relates to the transgender community. 100 MIGEis currently being reviewed by the GLBT Roundtable of the American Library Association.

The first of its kind, the author has written and documented the lives of 100 LGBTQI entertainers who are considered famous throughout the United States and who have taken the art of female impersonation/illusion and turned it into a well respected business, a business which has allowed these gay performers/entertainers the ability to live their lives as productive citizens, whereas corporate America and other businesses would not dare take a chance on hiring these individuals because of their culture, lifestyle, and sexual preference. Not only are these entertainers well respected, they are also accomplished proprietors and entrepreneurs who have fans all across the globe.

Drag performers and entertainment has existed since the 1940s and has been covered in a shroud of shame, disgrace, and taboo. This stigmatism created an underground subculture of individuals who continued doing what they loved, ultimately paving...