When Filipino drag queen Amadeus Fernando Pagente dressed up as Jesus Christ and sang the Lord s Prayer in a Manila show, he considered it an expression of his Catholic faith.
When Filipino drag queen Amadeus Fernando Pagente dressed up as Jesus Christ and sang the Lord's Prayer in a Manila show, he considered it an expression of his Catholic faith. For many Filipinos, however, his portrayal of Jesus singing the religious prayer in a drag show was offensive.
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Amadeus Fernando Pagente has been charged with ‘immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions and indecent shows’ for dressing up as Jesus and singing a prayer in a Manila show.