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'''Source:''' Ralph Cipriano, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Dominic Bash, 46, a South Street hairdresser who ministered to men dying of AIDS and made flamboyant public appearances in drag, died Sunday at his South Philadelphia home of complications from AIDS. Mr. Bash, who had pale, shoulder-length, blond hair, loved to be outrageous. Last year, he led the Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade, strutting from Rittenhouse Square to Penn's Landing in a purple-and-pink sequined leotard and a lavender feathered boa. In 1991, Mr. Bash wasPublished on 1993-01-27, Page B06, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
 
'''Source:''' Ralph Cipriano, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Dominic Bash, 46, a South Street hairdresser who ministered to men dying of AIDS and made flamboyant public appearances in drag, died Sunday at his South Philadelphia home of complications from AIDS. Mr. Bash, who had pale, shoulder-length, blond hair, loved to be outrageous. Last year, he led the Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade, strutting from Rittenhouse Square to Penn's Landing in a purple-and-pink sequined leotard and a lavender feathered boa. In 1991, Mr. Bash wasPublished on 1993-01-27, Page B06, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
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Dominic was a marvelous activist and hairdresser and salon owner in Philadelphia. He had a fabulous drag persona, Madominic. The name of his salon, The Abbey, reflected a deep religious faith that he often proclaimed, as in that name, with a great camp twist.
 
Dominic was a marvelous activist and hairdresser and salon owner in Philadelphia. He had a fabulous drag persona, Madominic. The name of his salon, The Abbey, reflected a deep religious faith that he often proclaimed, as in that name, with a great camp twist.
  
 
[[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&p_theme=pi&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=%22dominic%20bash%22&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=%28%22dominic%20bash%22%29&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no|Stories about Dominic from the Philadelphia Inquirer are at this link.]]
 
  
  
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Age at Death: 46
 
Age at Death: 46
  
 
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Revision as of 12:22, 24 November 2009

Name: Dominic Joseph Bash

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Biography:


[DOMINIC BASH, HAIRDRESSER WHO HELPED AIDS VICTIMS]

Source: Ralph Cipriano, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Dominic Bash, 46, a South Street hairdresser who ministered to men dying of AIDS and made flamboyant public appearances in drag, died Sunday at his South Philadelphia home of complications from AIDS. Mr. Bash, who had pale, shoulder-length, blond hair, loved to be outrageous. Last year, he led the Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade, strutting from Rittenhouse Square to Penn's Landing in a purple-and-pink sequined leotard and a lavender feathered boa. In 1991, Mr. Bash wasPublished on 1993-01-27, Page B06, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)


Dominic was a marvelous activist and hairdresser and salon owner in Philadelphia. He had a fabulous drag persona, Madominic. The name of his salon, The Abbey, reflected a deep religious faith that he often proclaimed, as in that name, with a great camp twist.


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Picture: (Insert picture if available)


Date of Birth:8/14/1946

Date of Death: 1/24/1993

Age at Death: 46


Memorial:

File:bashmemorial.pdf


Employment: Hairdresser, The Abbey Salon.


Social/Political Groups: ACT UP, Dignity Philadelphia


Bars/Clubs he attended:


His friends included: Chris Bartlett, Matty Hart, Jim Littrell


Testimonials to him: Dominic was a fiery friend and the first man who ever took me inside a gay bar in the late 1960's. He wore leather then; feathers came later. JL