Close your eyes. When you think of a drag queen, what comes to mind?
For me, freedom.
Freedom to dress, to dance, to perform. To fight for our space in a society that does everything to keep us out of the loop.
But how to stop singing so much presence? And I’m not talking about the dresses, the heels and often even the fan.
I’m talking about the entity that doesn’t go unnoticed by anyone. And it’s not even to pass, right?
The first time I saw a drag queen was the first time I saw myself as a gay man. It was the first time I felt like I belonged somewhere.
Every time I, squeezed into the club, watch one of their shows, I think: what a talent to be able to go on stage and make so many people smile.
A movement capable of marking an era.
At a time when women were not allowed on stage, so men dressed up to play female roles.
Between one play and another, drags became a movement, a pillar of LGBT culture – and why not our showcase? And how beautiful she is.
We also know that in Brazil we had icons such as: Rogeria , J ane di Castro and Di comes Valeria . Artists who challenged the military dictatorship. Today, Pablo Vittar, Gloria Groove and so many others who also do not run away from their struggles…
Being drag is democratic, because even those who aren’t, at some point during the show, have already put themselves in her shoes.
Even if it’s for a presentation to ourselves.
Self-love that spills over into clothes, hair, makeup, giving strength to fight against prejudice. And opening doors for more and more people to release who they really are.
And if a drag queen appears in this discovery… We are the ones who win.
- Production : LetÃcia Brito
Source: CNN Brasil
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