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Heir
Apparent to Empress Nicole the Great
ICC
Chair
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Empress
Coco La Chine
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New
York City, New York
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Email:
coco@c1r.com |
Empress
Coco LaChine has been active in the lesbian and gay community
in New York and California for over two decades and is also
a well-known figure in the transgendered community nationwide.
Coco LaChine
served on the board of directors of the International Court
Council as its 1st International Vice President, and the Imperial
Court of New York for many years. Coco is one of the longest
tenured Board Member of the NYC LGBT Community Services Center
and has chaired their annual Garden Party for many years. She
also served on the national boards of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Against Defamation (GLAAD), The Millennium March on Washington
in 2000, Stonewall 25 and the Gay Games IV held in New York
City in 1994.
In 1990,
Coco LaChine help reorganized the Imperial Court of New York
into a membership organization and served many years as its
president. The New York Court recently celebrated its 21st anniversary
and has raised close to a million dollars for various gay/lesbian
social service and AIDS organizations from its annual Night
of a Thousand Gowns. In 2003, the Imperial Court of New York
renamed its student scholarship in her honor as the ICNY Empress
Coco LaChine Student Scholarship. Coco is a recipient of the
prestigious Jose Honors award, and was an Heir Apparent to Empress
Jose, 2nd in Line of Succession. She was editor of the International
court Communique for a number of years and is currently the
President of the Jose Honors Board of Governors. Empress Coco
was also credited for her outstanding work in producing the
40th Anniversary celebration of the International Court System
in Palm Springs.
In 1993,
Coco LaChine was featured in the GLAAD Images campaign with
her photo appearing in educational outreach posters in over
5,000 NYC subway cars. Coco was the first drag personality to
grace the cover of HX Magazine. Coco can be seen in recent hit
movies such as “Flawless”, “To Wong Foo...Thanks
for Everything, Julie Newmar”, “Stonewall”
the movie and “After Stonewall” the documentary.
She has also been feature in countless transgender photo books,
and many books on the LGBT community.
In 2001,
Coco LaChine was among 20 national community leaders selected
by the Gill Foundation to participate in the first ever GLBT
Leadership Training Program at the Center for Creative Leadership
in Colorado Springs, CO. In 1994, Coco was selected as one of
OUT Magazine’s first Top 100 community leader and has
also been honored for her community service by the Lesbian &
Gay Law Association, Asians & Friends, and All Out Arts,
among others.
Coco LaChine
has been involved in the direct marketing industry for over
20 years specializing in the gay market and is considered an
authority. She has served as a consultant to countless Fortune
500 companies who wanted to target the gay market. She has extensive
experience organizing large-scale special events, volunteer
management, fundraising and development work.
In 2002,
Coco’s professional career took her to California and
she became quickly involved with the Imperial Court de San Diego.
Her many years of support for the San Diego Court was recognized
when she was bestowed the title of Honorary Empress de San Diego.
She has hosted many fundraising events in San Diego, writes
a column for the Gay & Lesbian Times and helped produced
several San Diego coronations. Empress Coco moved to Los Angeles
in 2006 with her company, and is currently involved with the
Imperial Court of Hollywood/ Los Angeles. Coco maintains her
home in New York City as her primary residence and is a current
member of the Imperial Court of New York.
In August
2007, Empress Coco LaChine was appointed as an Heir Apparent
to the Queen Mother of the America’s, Empress Nicole the
Great and serves as her Chancellor.
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