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Learn more about this Detroit native and University of Missouri and Loyola University, Chicago alumni.
The world seems like smaller now. It feels less filled with life and open spirit of generosity. However, Willi left us with a lesson for living together. “We have got to learn to love others before we can love ourselves,” he said. 
As the ball scene mourns the death of Willi Ninja, star of Jennie Livingston’s trailblazing documentary Paris Is Burning and one of the true great icons of voguing, I am not sad but rather blessed to have made his acquaintance. It is a rare occasion that one would meet someone of Willi’s stature, free of excessive self promotion. He was kind, easy going and exuberant. 
After a landmark year of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)representation in films such as Brokeback Mountain, Capote and Transamerica, the broadcast television networks continue to underrepresent their LGBT audience, according to an analysis conducted by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).