5/21/2023 0 Comments Drag makeup![]() “We had protesters outside of every show,” West said about the tour. The livestream included segments in which drag performers talked about how doing drag changed their lives and has provided them with a means of free expression and in which they denounced anti-drag and anti-trans legislation for demonizing them and, they contended, stoking violence against the LGBTQ community.ĭrag performer Nina West appeared in a segment speaking to the harassment he has encountered, including a person with airhorns showing up at his house while he was doing a drag queen story hour on Instagram being doxed and having his address and his parents’ address put online someone putting a sign in his yard labeling him a “groomer,” and encountering threats of violence while on a drag Christmas tour last year. ![]() Menzel appeared live from the Bourbon Room on Hollywood Boulevard with composer Tom Kitt in a group performance of the song “Light,” while Bob the Drag Queen appeared live from the Troubadour in West Hollywood performing the song “Bitch Like Me.” We’re grateful for you.”Īlong with Shankman, the night’s hosts were comic Justin Martindale and drag stars Alaska and Peppermint. Special love to all of our trans children and trans families. “I make sure all my kids are loved,” said the teacher, “and I want everybody to know we love you in Florida. Ron DeSantis has pushed through the so-called Don’t Say Gay Law. One call came from a teacher in Florida, where Gov. The night’s lineup included a who’s who of the dragocracy, from Jinkx Monsoon (who had been scheduled to appear at the MTV Movie and TV Awards before the live telecast was cancelled), Trixie Mattel and Ginger Minj to Candis Cayne, Laganja Estranja and Sherry Vine, many of them taking calls from donors during the telethon. ![]() The evening was produced by Producer Entertainment Group, a management firm, record label and production company, that represents drag stars and other LGBTQ talent. Jinkx Monsoon (front, center) attends the Producer Entertainment Group telethon of “Drag Isn’t Dangerous” on in Los Angeles, California. We’re in your corner and we’ve got you, and I will fuck anybody up who’s trying to fuck with anything with you guys.”Īnd in a statement which seemed to reference gun violence, Theron added, “There are so many things hurting and really killing our kids and we all know what I’m talking about right now and it ain’t no drag queen - because if you’ve ever seen a drag queen lip sync for her life, it only makes you happier, it only make you love more, it makes you a better person.” I believe this country will fight that.”Īlso on the telethon, Theron, who has a transgender daughter and is a vocal supporter of LGBTQ rights, appeared with a group of friends in a pre-taped segment in which she told the drag community, “We love you queens. Speaking about the wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation, the Oscar-winning actress added, “This is so fear-based and it’s spreading that kind of fear and hatred among other people. And you know, they are my kids and they teach me every day.” ![]() ![]() “What drives me is - my children are all queer. “What drives me is because it’s right and what’s happening right now is wrong,” said Harden. Marcia Gay Harden appeared live, sitting down with event co-host Adam Shankman (director of Disenchanted and Hairspray) to discuss what drives her to support this cause. 'Fat Ham' Review: A Defiant Queer Riff on 'Hamlet' Makes a Dazzling Broadway Debutĭuring the more than four-hour telethon, Hollywood allies making appearances - both live and pre-taped - included Charlize Theron, Leslie Jones, Jesse Eisenberg, singer Joey McIntyre, Melissa McCarthy, Sarah Hyland and Idina Menzel. ![]()
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