{"id":3828,"date":"2021-05-10T16:42:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T20:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/?p=3828"},"modified":"2021-05-19T09:39:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T13:39:24","slug":"queer-club-throws-socially-distanced-drag-show-and-gender-inclusivity-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/2021\/05\/queer-club-throws-socially-distanced-drag-show-and-gender-inclusivity-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Queer Club Throws Socially-Distanced Drag Show and Gender Inclusivity Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Crystal Queer Club hosted a celebration of glitter and gender at last Friday\u2019s virtual drag event.<\/span><\/p>\n

The club, formerly known as Lehman LGBTQ+ Alliance, provides a safe space for queer students to share their experiences, spread awareness of LGBT+ issues, and promote acceptance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u201d Alum Peppermint headlined the show with a performance of her original song, \u201cWhat You’re Looking For.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Peppermint sings her original song “What You’re Looking For”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peppermint, runner-up on season 9 of \u201cDrag Race,\u201d was the first queen to join the TV competition as an out transgender woman. She broke ground on the show, leading the way for more trans representation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Most recently, Gottmik, top four finalist on season 13, made history as the first trans man contestant on the show.<\/span><\/p>\n

Off the \u201cDrag Race\u201d stage, COVID-19 club closings rocketed virtual drag to prominence in the community through <\/span>Digital Drag Fest <\/span><\/a>and <\/span>digital drag livestreams on Twitch<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Crystal Queer Club\u2019s show approached virtual drag with a mix of live performances and pre-recorded videos introduced by queens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In one of the most memorable performances of the evening, Queen<\/span> Sherry Poppins<\/span><\/a> took the virtual stage and presented their sexy and sinister lip-sync of \u201cBlue Velvet\u201d by Bobby Vinton.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sherry Poppins performs “Blue Velvet”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Poppins modeled the video after David Lynch\u2019s 1986 Neo-Noir \u201cBlue Velvet,\u201d about the dark underbelly of Suburbia. Bathed in blue light, Poppins weaved the song with bits of dialogue from Antagonist Frank Booth, who delivers speeches between violent inhales of gas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poppins incorporated narrative into several of their videos, with heavy inspiration from unsolved mysteries and \u201cLaw & Order\u201d binges. They performed a tale of infidelity and murder to Hannah Gill\u2019s Postmodern Jukebox cover of \u201cSomebody That I Used To Know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Queen <\/span>Boyish Charm<\/span><\/a> followed suit with an unhinged performance of \u201cBlank Space\u201d by Taylor Swift, where she sought revenge against her cheating ginger lover.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Boyish Charm performs to Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rounding out the night of rowdy numbers, <\/span>Latinx Glamour Queen Roque\u0301<\/span><\/a> delivered sultry glam with a lip-sync to \u201cLa Luz\u201d by Kali Uchis and Jhay Cortez.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Roque\u0301 lip-syncs to \u201cLa Luz\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the string of gleeful showstoppers, the evening took a more serious tone as the panel on gender identity began.<\/span><\/p>\n

The queens shared how drag brought them to a better understanding of their gender.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Poppins used drag to play with gender expression, ultimately leading to their self-realization that they are nonbinary.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Peppermint medically transitioned, drag allowed her to hide the physical changes of hormones, while she was becoming more comfortable with her body.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Drag was the only place I could go and exude my femmeness and not be chastised for it, but lauded for it,\u201d said Peppermint.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Peppermint discussed the closeness of gender identity to the human spirit, and how drag provides a tool to subvert gender stereotypes, play with gender expression and educate others.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cPeople are more open when they are being entertained, you can sneak something in,\u201d said Peppermint, \u201cAnd you can teach them something.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The message of the night, delivered by the effervescent queens: every person should do drag at least once.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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