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With a tweet, Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden turned a local controversy over a drag show into a state issue.
The American Psychological Association recently found that 72% of the LGBTQIA+ community reported feeling like their rights were under attack. Between violence and legislation, spaces free from homophobia and transphobia are becoming harder to find despite still being vital to the community.In mid-Missouri, there’s a lifestyle production company – Nclusion Plus – working to create space for the queer community to “feel at home.”
It’s rare that a week goes by without a drag show – or two – in Columbia. It keeps the mid-Missouri drag queens and kings busy, but their support systems help them keep up with the pace.Like most Midwestern drag queens, they have drag families, which work sort of like sororities, with drag moms and sisters that act as mentors and peers.