Even in these times, if you look, we can still see good things going on and happening. Take last week. President Dump and the Kennedy Center, which is sadly becoming a MAGA bastion, may not want creative art or drag queens, but got them anyway. As the dump attended a performance of Les Miserables at the venue last Wednesday night, DC drag royalty Tara Hoot, Vagenesis, Mari Con Carne and drag king Ricky Rose also attended the show, and mind you in formal regalia.
Mari Con Carne said knowing he would be there made their attendance all the more crucial. I say kudos to them!!!! It took balls, bravery and courage to do this with the likes of Vance, Bondi, Kennedy and Jim Jordan there. The best part was as the group entered the theater, the crowd greeted them with cheers and applause....a much warmer reception then the dump, First Lady and the second couple got, who were loudly booed once their presence was known. Tara Hoot is greatly known for her fun, comedic shows, and has been having legendary story hours for over two years now. Her last name suits her perfectly. And anyone else notice how much better dressed and formal the queens are then the regular theatre goers and the first couple??? Mari looks far more elegant then the First Lady.
In other good news I love this one too.
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Loud, Proud, and In Trump's Face!
ReplyDeleteLove all this! And Tara Hoot! I read about that! GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs a gay man and a military veteran who is afraid for our country right now against the authoritarians in power, I thank those drag queens and you and all who take part in these protest and take courage to go and been seen like these queens.... thank you from the bottom of my heart for yours and all who have the courage to stand up, be heard, and be seen.
ReplyDeleteLMAO!!!! Some great positive stories!!!! I swear, drag queens are not afraid of anything! This is all good news! I will email you. I think those tee shirts sound fun...I loved your sign when you showed it.
ReplyDeleteAh Life in Cities...... we too had our lil Pride celebration... down here in the Country.
ReplyDeleteTommy, I have long said Pride festivals and parades are like cock, it doesn't matter if it's country or the city... big or small. If it gets the job done and the point across then all is good!
DeleteI love your sign. I love and appreciate the drag queens who show up, not knowing if they'll be welcomed and appreciated or attacked. Going to the Kennedy Center for that performance took guts.
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I think that's why drag queens have balls and nerve. At times it really is like taking your life in your hands. You never know what's going to happen. And as we know it only takes one crazy lunatic to make something fatal.
DeleteThe drag queens can read me a story any time. Brave and powerful!
ReplyDeleteJust wonderfully empowering!
ReplyDeleteThe tickets for the Queens were gifts from season ticket holders - and it is so nice that they were cheered, while HWSNBN was booed. And his parade was small and out of step, like his mind and his . . . .
ReplyDeleteYes I heard they were doing a donation gift program which is an excellent idea. Look at that the cost of going to see a play or Opera...its skyrocketing. Which is not good. How will the arts stay alive if no one can afford to go? So if people donate tickets that's an excellent way to expose more people to culture and arts. I think the Met use to offer a free day at the Opera Met....which would garner new members and expose people to the art who couldn't afford to go.
DeleteI love this!
ReplyDeleteFrom what I saw the Queens got a bigger reception than The Felon and his Side-piece
ReplyDeleteThey did!!!!! And did you see all the empty seats? Not good. But funny.
DeleteI loved the Jimmy Kimmel joke about Fatso Don's visit to see Les Miserables; when the revolution happens in act 2 Duckhead (or should I say Dickhead?) sent the National Guard in.
ReplyDelete😂😂😂😂 and the sad part is he could probably learn something from the play but probably most likely fell asleep.
DeleteA friend here held a sign that said "The Only Good King is a Drag King."
ReplyDeleteI love that one too!!!!!
DeleteI love the fact that the No Kings protests happened during Pride Month! Love your sign/tee shirts, sweetpea! xoxo
ReplyDeleteTwas like swatting at two birds with one stone. So many things rights now to protest against and engage,enlist and be loud about and be proud about all at once. Its going to be a busy summer.
DeleteThe best-dressed theatre-goers I've seen in a long time! And how clever of all those people to say "fuck the Governor, let's light our own damned bridge!"
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Tis rather appalling how people dress for shows....symphony and opera performances anymore. I remember my first opera a guy I was huh....dating, took me to the Opera opening night. A tux I wore. And almost wore heels! I think i blogged that picture.
DeleteYes, people used to dress to the nines for operas, ballets and symphony concerts and that contributed mightily to their reputation as elitist, "high-brow" events, certainly not for the great unwashed, LOL! I think formal wear is fine for opening night, but then "dressy casual" should be welcomed after that. Canadian media reported that 5 million Americans attended the No Kings protests, and only a few hundred at the orange turd's birthday parade. And those protesters did an amazing job with those hand held lights on the Jacksonville bridge!
ReplyDeleteLove how they outwitted DeSantis regarding the lighting of that bridge. Resistance comes in all forms.
ReplyDeleteI bow to those Queens!!!! The whole drag circuit is talking about them and their bravery and statement! Go QUEENS!
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read this story in the newspaper I found it to be very heartwarming. You know the old man president was probably choking when he saw them!!! Good on them I say.
ReplyDeleteHi Maddie, it's been so long since I've commented, but I'm still reading! It's shocking to see what is happening in your country right now, so proud that people just go against all of it with such courage! I was so touched to see how the drag queens were cheered on. Also, the t-shirts idea is awesome! Lots of love and enjoy the rest of Pride, hugs Linda
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