Defending Drag: A Pride roundtable discussion with San Antonio drag performers

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Defending Drag: A Pride roundtable discussion with San Antonio drag performers
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Our lovely and talented panelists handily proved that drag can take myriad forms and should never be forced into a single box. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Drag LGBTQ DragShows LGBTQIA Pride2023 PrideMonth

In observation of Pride month, theinvited a diverse quartet of drag artists to participate in a roundtable discussion addressing the unprecedented rise in anti-LGBTQ+ bills, the conundrum of performing at kid-friendly events and ways we can work together for positive change. As hoped, our lovely and talented panelists — Foxxy Blue Snacks, Hunsen Abequeer, Pancho Panza and Prada Hill-Dlux — handily proved that drag can take myriad forms and should never be forced into a single box.

It's about power and control: trying to control our bodies, trying to control what we do and trying to keep us in check. That's what the abortion bans are doing — [as are] the drag bans and the bans on children getting access to life-saving health care.I feel like the people supporting this rhetoric are like an animal backed into a corner right now. They understand that times are changing and that if they don't do anything to stop it they're gonna be left in the past.

I think so. I think we all keep each other accountable. And make sure that your buddy is staying in line and not getting in trouble. We all hold each other pretty much accountable ... here in San Antonio at least.I love seeing all the support. Remember in December when there was that [protest] over? It was a lot of support. And the other side, the antis, it was like four people. I want to bring that energy to drag shows to actually compensate folks. ...

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