Lady Di of Provincetown, MA

 Last summer I had the opportunity to paint the portrait of Lady Di. 

Vernon Porter, aka Diannah Porter (Lady Di) came to the USA from Springhill, Nova Scotia in January1962 and resided in Waltham, Massachusetts before moving to Provincetown. He founded Vernon’s Music &Dance Apparel in 1969 and later expanded into a bigger store that included a full line of womens’ apparel,catering to the transgender community. The building also housed the International Foundation For GenderEducation (IFGE) where he gave IFGE a place to grow and live for many years. After visiting Provincetownon the weekends from 1991, he became a full-time resident in 1998. He is currently employed in ProvincetownTown government and teaches makeup and hairdressing on a private basis.Vernon is very versitile! He was the host of his original Curtin Up RadioProgram  which has tranformed into his equally  entertaining “Legg’s Up and Dancin'”on WOMR 92.1 FM in Provincetown every Friday night from 5-7 as he has been for the last 5 years<www.womr.org> under the nom deplume Lady Di, a  local legend in her own right. She has been the recipient of numerous awards  and in 2001 was recipient of the 2001 Outreach Institutefor Gender Education Award for Outstanding Contribution in the field of Gender Education She is the go to host for numerous charity events that are held throughout the year.  

Lady Di

Your “Leggs Up & Dancing” Radio Personality

Every Friday from 5-7 PM  EST

Click ‘Listen Live” at www.womr.org

WOMR 92.1 FM, Provincetown, MA

800-921-9667 or 508-487-2619

Be sure to catch her program when you are out that way.