drag queens
Actually, the ANZACS did fight & die for this shit!
Drag Queens numbered among the original ANZACS and hundreds of gay men served in drag as indispensable boosters of troop morale during two world wars. Scroll down to read or download our free lavishly illustrated eBook Drag Queens at War. “Digger Concert Artists Have Proved Themselves – Both in This War and in the Last,” …
Lizzo and Drag Queens defy Tennessee’s anti-drag law
‘Juice’ singer Lizzo included over a dozen drag queens in her Friday night show in Knoxville, in defiance of Tennessee’s anti-drag law. Tennessee’s anti-drag law took effect on April 1, prohibiting ‘adult cabaret’ shows in public spaces by topless, go-go, and striptease dancers, along with impersonators. The ‘Juice’ singer told the audience she wanted to …
Texas lawmaker Bryan Slaton wants to ban drag queens, not guns
Just when we thought America couldn’t get any crazier, lawmaker Bryan Slaton has announced plans to ban drag queens from performing to children, in the wake of recent school shootings. Yes, in a time when gun law debate is still heavy in the wake of the shooting, Slaton is looking to ban drag queens. And …
RuPaul’s new Christmas movie, The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
RuPaul is set to debut her very first Christmas movie next month: The Bitch Who Stole Christmas. The film is set to be so big it features twenty former Drag Race contestants. Although there’s no trailer yet, it can only be better than the last Drag Race Christmas special… The Bitch Who Stole Christmas will make …
Bowled Over, a dragumentary trip down a very (f)rocky road
Bowled Over, described as a ‘dragumentary’ and a ‘trip down a very (f)rocky road’, comes to SBS on 19 January. The documentary is the third episode of the series Untold Australia. Bowled Over tells the story of the North Ipswich Bowls Club, on the point of closure, until saved by a drag show. Nearly a …
NYE 2021: Cornucopia, Sporties, Cairns, Kylie or Rumble
There are places to go in Queensland this New Year’s Eve from the bottom to the top. Cornucopia on Mount Tamborine, STARDUST at Sporties and DJ Dolly Llama at Turtle Cove. Or, for the stay-at-homes, Kylie Minogue will help you see in NYE 2021 with a live-streamed concert. Not to mention the epic drag battle …
Drag Queens behaving badly – on both sides of the Atlantic
The UK and the US are both beset by drag queens behaving badly. In the UK, a drag performer named Kitty Litter received a fine Friday for crapping on Facebook instead of in her tray. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, armour-clad agents raided the Baltimore Eagle leather bar after drag queens at a competing venue lodged …
Brisbane City Council reply to Drag Queen Storytime Petition
Brisbane City Council (BCC) today responded to the Drag Queen Storytime petitions lodged earlier this year. QNews publisher Richard Bakker started a pro-storytime petition in response to others asking for the banning of LGBTIQ+ library events. The council today responded to the petitions reaffirming their commitment to the events. One petition also asked that the …
The effects of self-isolation on Brisbane’s drag scene
Coronavirus is sweeping the nation. So far as a preventative, the Australian government has forced the closures of non-essential businesses around the country. Many of those businesses though are safe spaces for the LGBTIQ community. They include bars, pubs and clubs; meeting places for our community to feel accepted and supported like Brisbane’s Sporties and …
Drag Queens Are Planning A Mass Protest Against President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump could face the sight of a crowd of drag queens when he arrives in the UK for an official visit this July. Around 1000 people have said they’ll attend a mass drag protest that’s being organised to greet Trump during the trip, which will be his first visit to Britain. Organisers …
