Category:Carmen Rupe

**Carmen Rupe**
	New Zealand drag performer (1936–2011)
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Date of birth	10 October 1936; Waimiha
Date of death	15 December 2011; Sydney
Manner of death	natural causes;
Cause of death	kidney failure;
Country of citizenship	New Zealand;
Occupation	LGBTQI+ rights activist;
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Carmen Rupe, often simply known as Carmen (10 October 1936 – 15 December 2011) was a New Zealand-Australian drag performer, brothel keeper, anti-discrimination activist, would-be politician, and HIV/AIDS activist. She was a transgender woman.