#drag is not a crime

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JUST IN: Drag artist na si Amadeus Fernando Pagente o mas kilala bilang Pura Luka Vega, muling inaresto ng MPD

RH29 @/boy_gonzales

2024 Feb. 29

Bahaghari on Facebook: Pura Luka Vega's rearrest highlights LGBTQI's non-enjoyment of freedom of expression and artistic freedom

After months of being released on bail, drag artist Pura Luka Vega has been arrested again, this time by a different court but with the same complaint.

Bahaghari once again condemns the weaponization of the law against Pura and their right to freely express their relationship with faith through art. Evangelical groups have allotted resources to further marginalize an LGBTQI+ person in the court of law. Similarly, many city councils across the Philippines have declared them "persona non grata," following a viral video where they, dressed as Jesus Christ, performed Ama Namin remix in a bar.

It has not gone unnoticed to Bahaghari the double standards at play in this case. Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the mega-church Kingdom of Jesus Christ was indicted by FBI for alleged crimes against women and children but none of the city councils who have declared Pura "persona non grata" are mum on this issue. Until now, Quiboloy is in hiding even with summons from the Senate in their investigation on the abuse allegations against him. Furthermore, the complainants for the case are all affiliated with the Philippines for Jesus Movement (PJM) founded by Eddie Villanueva, the father of Senator Joel Villanueva, whose office has deployed disgusting tactics to delay the SOGIESC Equality Bill.

The art of drag and other similar acts of expression by LGBTQI+ people are under attack around the world. In the United States, legislations have been passed to criminalize people based on gender identity and expression. In the Philippines where a national anti-discrimination law is absent, LGBTQI+ individuals are subject to gender-based violence.

Pura Luka Vega's case is an attack on LGBTQI+ people's expression on their relationship with faith and religion and the expression of their artistic freedom. LGBTQI+ individuals have different expressions on their faith. Many are still practicing their religion. Some have abandoned it altogether due to the trauma and marginalization they felt in the presence of their religious leaders.

#DragIsNotACrime #FreePuraLukaVega

2024 Mar. 1

[itgetsbetterproject]

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Hayley Kiyoko brings local drag queens on stage in Tennessee despite threats of legal action!

We DESERVE to take up space and DRAG IS NOT A CRIME!

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Sasha's first gig as America's Drag Superstar. February 15th 2023 @ 3 Dollar Bill nightclub in Brooklyn, NY.

Photos by AJ Jordan

[triplethreat77]

If you don't enjoy gays or bunnies, why do you live with so much hate? Bunnies are impossibly soft and unexpectedly silly. Gays are fun and beautiful.

[findchaos]

✨🌈 Happy Pride Month!! 🌈✨

We're kicking it off with two new very queer designs in our TeePublic shop! Special sale prices last for the next 3 days, which means $16 t-shirts, $2 stickers and pins, and much more. Don't miss them!

https://www.teepublic.com/stores/findchaos?ref_id=26265

[rawdickulousreturn]

[soberscientistlife]

Happy Monday! RuPublicans on Instagram used AI to transform today’s most powerful fascists into powerful drag queens. Incredible work! Spread the love and give them a follow. Welcome to the stage:

Anita Filibust-Her (Mitch McConnell)

Cruzela Deville (Ted Cruz)

Lady Graham Cracker (Lindsey Graham)

Claretta Corrupta (Clarence Thomas)

Bombshell Bannon (Steve Bannon)

Hawl About Me (Josh Hawley)

Speaker Sparklebottom (Kevin McCarthy)

Rhonda Shanty (Ron DeSantis)

Mother Pence (Mike Pence)

Rudy Garland (Rudy Giuliani)

[incognootle]

Just some more of my drag— 🥴

✨HERE ARE MY DRAG LINKS ✨ Zotic is my drag persona, turned original character, turned drag persona. A mish mesh of a being spawned from grief yet a great source of comfort and confidence for me. He is near and dear to my heart and being able to see him realized in different forms has been an incredible journey and I can't wait to keep creating with him.

(I am still a shy child so I don't perform y e t, but I like to make cool looks and lore for my boy Zotic. <3 )

✨ART LINKS✨

✨✨Tip Jar✨

[cyberhai]

Hey y'all! 

Good news in Cyberhai World: I've finally achieved my teenhood goal of becoming a drag king! 

Bad news: drag is expensive and it is HARD to get hired in a town saturated with college kids, I've applied to like seven or eight places now, no luck.

So my ass is doing something I've never done before. I'm opening commissions!

I take payment via PayPal, or art in exchange for something off of my Amazon drag wishlist(value will be listed next to the respective item)!

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**RULES AND INFO**

- I will NAWT draw Wack Ass Ships. Underage, incest, illegal age difference, etc.

- I AM NOT SELLING NSFW TO PEOPLE UNDER 18!!!!! Yes I know almost every teen on the net has seen porn, no I will not be the supplier!

- Along with the previous…I can and will nope out of drawing certain kinks. Yes I will draw shibari no I will not draw Leon Kennedy pregnant (unless you bribe me with like 50 bucks because a bag is a bag).

- If you want complicated machinery or weaponry (ex. mgrr or ultrakill character) it is an extra 5 bucks because that shit takes a thousand years. I won't charge extra for a character with like, a mechanical limb or eyepiece.

- Send as many character references, pose references, color palettes, etc as you want!!!

- Amazon Wishlist items vary in value! I will list this in a note beside the product!

- Amazon Wishlist exchanges will not charge extra for complicated machinery!

PRICES

Icons - $5

- Comes with full color and cel shading

- Additional characters +$3

Half body - $10

- Comes with full color and cel shading

- Additional characters +$6

Full body - $20

- Comes with full color and cel shading 

- Additional characters +$15

Amazon Wishlist

FIRST PERSON TO COMMISSION ME GETS A FREE STUPID ASS WOJAK EDIT WITH THEIR ORDER!!!

Reposts are also hella appreciated!

[thepsychologicalpeacock]

When you feel as though you don’t know where you are going in life, ground yourself in the present moment. Allow yourself this time to observe your feelings because you might be surprised in finding out you are the one trailblazing the path for others. 🫶✨💙

Reminder, Senators in the KY General Assembly introduced Senate Bill 147 which directly attacks drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ community. Senate Bill 147 aims to define drag as inherently sexual and as an adult-oriented business enterprise, thereby banning public performances where minors could be present.

For more information on the bill, including an unofficial copy that was filed, visit https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24rs/sb147.html

To contact your rep, call the legislative hotline at 1-800-372-7181 and leave a message telling them you do NOT support SB 147!

[blacksherbertstudios]

Katya as The Hermit Tarot Card

I wish I’d used some more imagery associated with the hermit in this, but honestly my priority was having an excuse to draw her in this look

Instagram: @blacksherbertstudios

[chengxiansbaby]

Anybody wanna be friends with a bi gender 16 yr old lesbian drag queen????? pleaseee I want friends!!!

[iambic-stan]

drag queens and teaching stethoscopes

On the MDF Instruments website (which I peruse embarrassingly often for a non-medical professional) there's a teaching stethoscope with four sets of binaurals.

I understand its purpose as a medical tool, certainly. But for my purposes, I find it overwhelming to contemplate--quite invasive, and borderline terrifying. I love being listened to but omg--why would four people be listening? A part of me would want to become defensive, without being able to explain why. A part of me would want to run away. I shared this with a long-distance friend who is not a cardiophile but tolerates endless cardiophile talk from me, and she agreed that it's...a lot. "But would it be better if we imagined it was drag queens on the listening end?" I asked. We wholeheartedly agreed that that would eliminate a lot of the awkward feelings.

So of course that led to me wondering which drag queens (all from the drag race franchise in this case) I would choose and here's my list.

Bianca Del Rio

Bianca simply has to be one of them because I'm crazy about her. She would definitely diffuse any uncomfortable feelings by poking fun at the situation in some way. It doesn't hurt that she seems to be a genuinely sweet person underneath that Don Rickles-esque personality.

Willow Pill

I love Willow's unique perspective on life and everything. I knew she would be a favorite queen of mine when she described her love of fungi and even showed up on the runway as a bleeding tooth--not just the something predictable like a fly agaric. Genuinely interested in what she would have to say about someone obsessed with heart sounds.

Bob the Drag Queen

Much like Bianca, it's the acerbic wit for me. Bob also seems to have a way of looking at life that, to me, combines uniqueness with a sort of "everyman" relatability (not sure that's a word but oh well) which makes me watch her tiktoks and say to myself "it's funny because it's true" and her presence is so disarming I would probably tell her my life story if given the chance.

Mrs. Kasha Davis

It's true that I've always been fond of older women, and Mrs. Davis is no exception. I also can't resist a queen with a catchphrase like "there's always time for kindness." She would undoubtedly give me all the warm and fuzzy feelings and make me feel very cared for.

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Note: this is just for fun, of course. I don't think I would ever approach any of them at meet and greets with a stethoscope. This is only if I were lucky enough to know them IRL.

But the main takeaway from this, and part of the reason I wrote it, is to say that drag queens make my friend and I both feel safe. It's the opposite of what conservative politicians want you to believe, because they are wrong.

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Sasha Colby photographed by AJ Jordan in her hotel room after her crowning as America's Drag Superstar.

February 14th 2023, NYC.

[digthewriter]

Let's get this party started

For Pride Month of June, Happy Birthday, enchanted_jae & JMDC June: parade, participant, party, plain, protest

[elvengoblin]

Matts shirt is ionic i love it! Support drag performers!!!