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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
The LGBTQ+ assemblage is mourning the nonaccomplishment of 1 of their own.
Valencia Prime—a transgender pistillate who performed arsenic a resistance queen—died aft collapsing mid-performance astatine a cheery barroom successful Philadelphia connected Sept. 12. "Today we mourn the nonaccomplishment of a precise agleam and rising prima successful the show assemblage and a idiosyncratic who was ever afloat of emotion and positivity," Tabu Lounge and Sports barroom said successful an Instagram post. "We accidental goodbye to Valencia Prime but we volition not hide the airy you brought to the stage."
According to NBC News, the 25-year-old's cause of death is not yet known.
After quality broke of her passing, Prime, who had dubbed herself "Philadelphia's Plus Size Dancing Diva," was honored successful touching tributes shared by those closest to her.
Prime's parent Christiana Marcus-McRae expressed her grief implicit the nonaccomplishment of her kid connected Facebook. "25 yrs ago, April 2nd astatine 7:58pm, I gave commencement to my 2nd child," she wrote, "and today, I'm making ceremonial arrangements."
Burlesque performer Timaree Leigh, tweeted, "This assemblage has suffered truthful overmuch nonaccomplishment successful the past fewer years. Valencia Prime was a endowment and a delightful person. Rest successful power, babe."
In different station shared connected Instagram, Tabu Lounge and Sports barroom shared that they would beryllium hosting an lawsuit with Christiana successful Valencia's honor.
"Monday Night we volition beryllium welcoming the parent of Valencia Prime (@valencia_prime) and hosting a memorial show," they wrote connected Sept. 16. "Aloe Vera (@aloevera_stratton) & Asia Monroe (@theasiamonroe) volition co-host. There is nary complaint but donations for the household are welcome."
Nikita Sinnn Monroe, a chap performer, created a GoFundMe leafage to assistance Prime's household with ceremonial expenses.
"Dearest friends and family, It is with a dense bosom that we fto you each cognize that our sweetest Valencia Prime has passed distant peacefully," Nikita wrote connected the page. "We would emotion for the assemblage to assistance her parent and the remainder of her household springiness her the due memorial we cognize she deserves."
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