“I was given spaces to explore the real me, not the me that I had to be in order to stay alive. #Drag is so healing.”

In this issue's #culture feature, Digital Editor Kit nostr:npub1m8agp8hqzq2l0grdw2z4cg2s77aad8n9qchpmlwcl8q4ke4jdamq7qkhgv spent months getting to know the proud, defiant queens of #Austin, still determined to keep performing despite growing political pressure:  https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-drag-queens-defy-ban/

(#Photography by Cindy Elizabeth)
#DragQueens #LGBTQIA+ #Queer #trans #transgender #Texas #politics #TXlege #homophobia #transphobia #dance

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