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Sean Childers-Gray on finding community and pride in the 2000s Salt Lake City drag scene.

The Ella Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the New Orleans cultural community, will hold an online webinar dedicated...

To many, the stereotypical image of a drag queen is one of a gay man dressed in exaggerated feminine getup, oversized wigs and heavy makeup. But drags image -- and

Drag queens have reaped the financial benefits of the drag boom – not kings or other gender diverse performers.

Move over RuPaul, the Drag Kings are ready to rule 12 minutes to read By: Frank DeCaro The blurring of gender boundaries has allowed for more freedom in online pageants — and soon, its hoped, back in the clubs. It should not be a big hairy deal that a 32-year-old Chicago-based drag performer named Tenderoni will be vying in a virtual talent competition Sunday, and yet it is truly a reason to wig out. The pageant is called Drag Queen of the Year 2021. But despite a penchant f...

Published March 4, 2021Updated March 5, 2021 It should not be a big hairy deal that a 32-year-old Chicago-based drag performer named Tenderoni will be vying in a virtual talent competition on Sunday, and yet it is truly a reason to wig out. The pageant is called Drag Queen of the Year 2021. But despite a penchant for lip-syncing to Missy Elliott, Tenderoni isn’t a drag queen. He’s a drag king, which, generally speaking means a performer born female, who takes the stage in men’s clothes. ...

ARTS Bechtel Fest 8 Chicagos Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; the annual festival of new short plays features an ensemble of femme, female-identifying, non-binary, trans and queer actors talking about things other than men; free, thru March 26. https://brokennosetheatre.com/ Broadway on AirBnB Promotional-sponsored performances by a variety of talents: Tittus Burgess, cast members from Moulin Rouge, Mrs. Doubtfire, and more, plus dance, yoga, tarot and circus clas...

Names like Mo B. Dick and Sexy Galexy will grace your computer screens when Drag King Legends takes to Zoom on February 21 at 5pm. Kings with 25 years or more experience will be honored in a show that promises to be informative, exciting, and entertaining. Talent includes local legends Leigh Crow and Fudgie Frottage, as well as kings from as far away as Canada, Australia, Germany, and Sweden. A total of a dozen kings will perform. There will also be tributes paid to kings no longer with us: Di...

ARTS Amy Seiwerts Imagery "More Love Now" is a new improvisational event with Imagery artist Shania Rasmussen, trumpeter Darren Johnston, and visual artist and poet Adrian Arias. Feb 14, 4pm PT, Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2938679926376373/ Ballet22 Premiere of a new dance film by Joshua Stanton with the Oakland dance company. $10 and up. Feb. 12-14. https://www.ballet22.com Bechtel Fest 8 Chicagos Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; the annual festival of ...