Joseph Castel is a filmmaker whose latest film is the 90-minute documentary Nelly Queen, The Life and Times of José Sarria. The film chronicles the life of pioneering gay activist and drag performer José Julio Sarria who was the first openly gay person to run for political office in the State of California. In this excerpt from the documentary, we learn of the role that José Sarria played in combating discrimination against the gay community and his crucial role in the Stoumen versus Reilly California supreme court decision.