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@parents4future @ZDF Während die ARD und das ZDF jetzt Nazis in den Kinderkanal Kika einlädt , gibt es Hetze gegen Dragqueens, weil sie "schlecht" für Kinder seien. 🙈
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Ein AfD-Video stellt Dragkünstler Küppersbusch auf Social Media in ein fragwürdiges Licht. Nun prüft er rechtliche Schritte.#WDR #Geilenkirchen #Wassenberg #Pioch #AfD #Küppersbusch #GräfinHenriettevonKüppersbusch #VielfaltmitHerz #Dragqueen #SocialMedia #Travestiekünstler #Diskriminierung #Vielfalt #Schulen #NRW
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CW: A spotlight on the second album from "God's favorite drag queen", Flamy Grant (and, as it turned out, also on CCM goddess Amy Grant) (CW'd for length, because this one really got the feels going)
Flamy Grant – CHURCH (2024, US)
Our next spotlight is on number 1191 on The List, submitted by @switch.
I had planned on finishing up a different spotlight last Tuesday, but then Dolly Parton left us and I got distracted listening to her music and reading all the wonderful stories about her, including how she even as a devout Christian had long supported the LGBTQ+ community. I then briefly thought that I should next do a spotlight on the one Dolly album we have on The List, Jolene, but then I immediately realized I’d like some Fedi help on that one and so decided to schedule it for later.[1] And then we learned Tim Curry left us on the same day, and I got distracted listening to his music and reading all the wonderful stories on Fedi about everyone’s first/favourite Rocky Horror Picture Show screening and how it created a space for so many to discover and be themselves, something I must admit I’m jealous of, having missed that whole experience due to my religious upbringing in “purity culture”-crazed evangelicalism…
And so, after flying the 1001OA flag at half-mast for a few days, I felt I wanted a different album to spotlight than the one I previously was working on, which just didn’t fit the vibe. So, I scanned The List, ‘let’s see…….Flamy Grant – YES.’
For those unfamiliar with CCM (contemporary Christian music) or the best Christmas album that exists, the name “Flamy Grant” is a reference to Amy Grant, a heart-on-her-sleeve singer-songwriter and certified hottie with a dusky voice who was (and still is) a mix of Deanna Troi and a young Carole King. Grant is still active but was exceptionally huge in the CCM scene in the 80s to about mid-/late-90s…until she was effectively cancelled by the church for (a) being too hot, (b) releasing straight-up pop love songs that could no longer be co-opted for a Christian worship service (not even unironically), (c) having on-camera chemistry with men who were not her husband in duets/music videos, and (d) – the last ridiculous, hypocritical, sexist, narrow-minded straw – getting out of a marriage that probably never should’ve been. Christian radio blacklisted her, Christian music/bookstores stopped carrying her, her earlier songs disappeared from worship services…every pastor and parent had an opinion on how scandalous Amy Grant was. And while the CCM industry never fully dropped her (one guess why, and it starts with a $) – and Grant never turned tail or ran – the fact that the entire church essentially did her dirty is something that will never be forgotten, never be forgiven. And by “some”, I speak for myself; Amy Grant was my very first music love and the whole situation rubbed me the wrong way even though I was just a kid. Looking back, it probably started my journey of leaving the church and becoming one of the many who call ourselves “exvangelicals“. And, in reading up on what Grant’s been up to since I left that world, it seems they’ve somewhat recently tried to cancel her yet again for being supportive of the LBGTQ+ community and advocating for a Christianity that is accepting of all. So, that tracks why she clicked for me and the church that has cancelled her not once but twice did not. But I digress.
Who is Flamy Grant then? Well, “God’s favorite drag queen”, of course! Having grown up in an evangelical church in the Appalachia and with all that that oppressive environment entails for a queer kid, at a young age Flamy aka Matthew Blake Lovegood latched onto Amy Grant’s music while going through a rocky time that heartbreakingly involved self-enrolling in a so-called “conversion therapy” program. They fortunately left that program, embraced their queerness, and found a better church. And then, in a pandemic livestream for exvangelicals, they unveiled their drag persona, the name chosen to honour the musician who had helped them survive.
Flamy has since used that persona to pen beautifully honest, therapeutic, “shame-slaying” Americana songs that address “queerness, faith, and overcoming the spiritual trauma so often endured by LGBTQ+ people and others who grow up in conservative religious spaces”. Self-releasing her debut Bible Belt Baby in the fall of 2022 – “the world’s first contemporary Christian music record by a drag performer” – the following summer Flamy saw her album reach number 1 on the iTunes Christian music charts in part thanks to some MAGAt saying something about a collab between a well-known CCM artist and Flamy that was meant to be disparaging but spectacularly backfired. Amen.
While some of us exvangelicals have deconstructed our religious upbringings to the point where we’ve effectively walked away from Christianity completely, those who don’t want to make that choice more often than not face the uphill battle of finding a congregation or space where they can be accepted by others who share their theological beliefs. Flamy is one of those brave souls in CCM who are attempting to nudge the genre away from being claimed as a conservative, rightwing-only club, to at least provide a haven in music for other believers in the LGBTQ+ community, like Flamy found in Amy Grant’s music. Showing a different way is possible, just like Amy Grant, just like Dolly. And I wholeheartedly respect that. Flamy might even get me to darken the door of a church again if I’m ever in the neighourhood for a “Dolly Church” Pride service like the annual one she’s been involved in. Maybe. In the meantime, I’m very happy to listen to CHURCH, Flamy’s second album. I hope you enjoy.
“The moment that I looked at you
I recognized the killing truth
You really think there’s no way out
But if you let me, I can help you now
Through all these shattered emotions
There’s a lesson to learn
So come on let me hold you closer
Love can soothe what love has burned…
You’ve got to remember
You’re not alone in this world
Always remember
You’re not alone in this world”– Amy Grant, “You’re Not Alone” from Heart in Motion (1991)
- If you’re interested in taking part, the plan is to have our Dolly Parton/Jolene tribute post published September 25, 2027; see this post for details. ↩︎
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𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻: '𝗭𝗶𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗷𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗺'𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁'
Het overlijden van Dolly Parton maakt veel los bij dragqueen Diva Mayday. Dolly was vanaf haar allereerste optreden een grote inspiratiebron voor Diva. De twee hebben elkaar later ook persoonlijk ontmoet. Diva vertelt...
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Och förevigt förknippad med Dolly är min favvo #Dragqueen The Vivianne 💔❤️
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Això és avui!
21/08/26 Mini lliga drag de lipsync – Edició anys 80!
Divendres 21 d’agost, a les 18h, (a) S.L.U.T.S DIY farem una mini lliga drag de lipsync amb temassos dels 80s!
Tot tipus de drag és benvingut. Després hi haurà sopador vegà Bocaos!L’aportació és voluntària.
Els beneficis seran destinats a la transició d’una companya trans.Per a més informació: https://blogs.sindominio.net/lacinetika/2026/08/19/21-08-26-mini-lliga-drag-de-lipsync-edicio-anys-80/
#cinetika #SantAndreudelPalomar #dragqueen #musica #OciAutogestionat #OciAlternatiu
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Wanted: Drag or Alive!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55459809321/in/photostream/lightbox/Scottish Drag Queen, Skinny Minnie & frind kindly posing for me on the Mile (they're on at Bothy at Brewhemia, Venue 90)
#Fringe #EdinburghFringe #photography #photographie #StreetPhotography #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #SkinnyMinnie #WantedDragOrAlive #DragQueen #EdinburghFestivalFringe #RoyalMile #Cowboy
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Saw Stop! That! Train! last night and laughed my arse off. If you love Flying High, you will get a kick out of this. Seventies disaster movies? It's that and more and fabulous at the same time. Incredible cast too, I will watch it again. Very funny stuff.
#Movies #Cinema #DragRace #RupaulsDragRace #RuPaul #DragQueen #StopThatTrain #GingerMinj #Jujubee #Comedy #funny
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À deux doigts de réinstaller Instagram à cause de Drag Race France
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𝗘𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝘇𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗱: '𝗜𝗸 𝗯é𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗷𝗲'
Hij maakte veel indruk als Miss Envy Peru toen Boris Escobar (37) het eerste seizoen van Drag Race Holland won. Boris zal vandaag bij de Pride weer stralen van zelfverzekerdheid en positiviteit. Maar dat is niet altijd zo geweest. Na een...
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Am Samstag nach dem 🏳️🌈 CSD findet unsere erste Queere Stadtrundfahrt mit #Dragqueen Margott Dick-Adenz statt 😍
@zweirat0711
@stuttgartpride
https://touren-termine.adfc.de/radveranstaltung/200708-glitzer-pedal-radtour-mit-margott-dickadenz -
« Drag Fever : sous les paillettes, toujours la rage ? » (@editions_divergences, 2026)
Très chouette essai de la journaliste Apolline Bazin, qui analyse avec acuité et tendresse le phénomène de surexposition des communautés drag à travers les émissions de télé-réalité de Ru Paul aux Etats-Unis et en France.
#Drag #DragRace #DragRaceFrance #ApollineBazin #RuPaul #DragQueen #DragKing #VendrediLecture #LGBTQIA
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𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺: '𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘇𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿'
Een dragqueen, Reggy B., is woensdagsavond bij een tramhalte in Amsterdam-West mishandeld. Dat bevestigt de politie aan RTL Nieuws. Ze zou met een vuist in haar gezicht geslagen zijn toen ze op weg was naar een optreden.
https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5618748/dragqueen-mishandeld-amsterdam-reggy-b
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Happy #Pride! 🏳️🌈
I was thrilled to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the glorious new Darcelle XV Plaza in downtown #Portland #Oregon.
This is a phenomenal outdoor space, and a wonderful tribute to the famous #DragQueen and #queer culture. As one of the speakers stated, it's so important to offer welcoming, inclusive, safe spaces for the public to gather and enjoy this great city. 💖
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𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘂 𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗿
Dragqueen Miss Envy Peru en haar partner zijn uit elkaar. "Na 8 jaar hebben Andy en ik besloten om een punt achter onze relatie te zetten", schrijft de 37-jarige entertainer dinsdag op Instagram.
https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/5613986/dragqueen-miss-envy-peru-en-partner-uit-elkaar
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My foiled portrait of Sister Roma for the SF LGBT Center! It was part of a collection celebrating icons from past and present!
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WorldPride month: A Dadaist Variety Show
Plein Theater, Friday, July 31 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
Friday 31 JulyWorldPride month: A Dadaist Variety Show
Lineup: Zena WoodTime: 20:30 - 21:30 hrsTickets: € 12,50 (vanaf) Regulier: €17,50 | Student/CJP/<26: €12,50 | Stadspas Groene Stip: €2,50TicketsA Dadaist Variety Show
Dadaism was first described to me as different musicians, performers and poets all performing at the same time in the same room. War disillusionment was the premise, non logic was the conclusion.
A Dadaist Variety Show is a feeling directed and produced by Zena Wood, with original music composed by Wood and Waters. Paired together with bingo - the most illogical and logical bar pastime, you will witness on stage some of Amsterdam's resident comedians, magicians and musicians (say that three times fast). The main act will involve a washing machine and your bingo cards will be based on the variety acts. It's that simple. This is a show for groups of friends, solo theatergoers, and people tired of bureaucracy. So - everyone, really.
Starring main acts by Cené Hale, Elliot Morgan and Zena Wood. A Space Weather Girl production
July 2026: WorldPride Month at Plein Theater
Plein Theater celebrates queerness with a bold and motley programme full of theatre, film, drag, and performance !
Throughout the year, but especially during the month of July, Plein Theater gives unfiltered visibility to film and emerging artists engaging with queer themes. This year in the spirit of the extraordinary WorldPride Amsterdam, which theme UNITY stands for solidarity, connection, and a shared struggle for equality.
An important part of the programme originates from an open call as part of our co-creation programme, where shared ownership and participation are key. Ten emerging and talented artists present work that engages with queer perspectives, identity, the body, freedom, and the many ways in which we can celebrate ourselves and each other.
We believe that a theater is not only a stage, but also a meeting center where artists, local residents, communities, and audiences collectively shape what is presented. Our co-creation programme can be recognised by the #GetInvolved label.
From 15th to 19th of July we screen ten queer films by the feminist film collective Cinemien! For decades, Cinemien has been a pioneer in showcasing powerful women’s stories, LGBTQIA+ perspectives, and groundbreaking documentaries.
We also Bring Drag Back to the Theatre with a special WorldPride edition featuring the irresistible drag queen Sederginne. And last but not least, together with queer.red and Lesbique, we explore the boundaries of queer erotique during Darkroom on Stage!
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/worldpride-month-a-dadaist-variety-show
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WorldPride month: Darkroom on Stage
Plein Theater, Thursday, July 30 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
Thursday 30 JulyWorldPride month: Darkroom on Stage
Genre: queer pornLineup: Hosted by Lesbique and queer.redTime: 20:30 - 22:00 hrsTickets: € 12,50 (vanaf) Regulier: €17,50 | Student/CJP/<26: €12,50 | Stadspas Groene Stip: €2,50 TicketsLesbique and queer.red present: Darkroom on Stage
Bringing an evening of queer pleasure to “Plein Theater” through film, performances and space to talk about our experiences in queer sex in public events and spaces.
Lesbique has become an institution in Amsterdam, carving out a queer and intersectional space in the heart of gay male centered pleasure at Club Church. For World Pride, Lesbique is at it again... Amplifying the work of queer porn makers, sex positive artists and voices from the full beautiful spectrum of the lgbtiq+ community. For this event, Lesbique presents in collaboration with queer.red performances and a film program curated by queer.red - Netherland’s Sex Worker Film & Art Festival.
Our voices, bodies and perspectives belong in the spotlight, not only during pride but also in the world and in general. Join us in celebrating queer joy through performances and sex worker-made films. Together we will dare to dream of our most pleasurable futures.
Expect an intimate setting with queer porn playing the main character of the evening.
July 2026: WorldPride Month at Plein Theater
Plein Theater celebrates queerness with a bold and motley programme full of theatre, film, drag, and performance that challenges, questions, and defies the norm!
Throughout the year, but especially during the month of July, Plein Theater gives unfiltered visibility to film and emerging artists engaging with queer themes. This year in the spirit of the extraordinary WorldPride Amsterdam, which theme UNITY stands for solidarity, connection, and a shared struggle for equality.
An important part of the programme originates from an open call as part of our co-creation programme, where shared ownership and participation are key. Ten emerging and talented artists present work that engages with queer perspectives, identity, the body, freedom, and the many ways in which we can celebrate ourselves and each other.
We believe that a theater is not only a stage, but also a meeting center where artists, local residents, communities, and audiences collectively shape what is presented. Our co-creation programme can be recognised by the #GetInvolved label.
From 15th to 19th of July we screen ten queer films by the feminist film collective Cinemien! For decades, Cinemien has been a pioneer in showcasing powerful women’s stories, LGBTQIA+ perspectives, and groundbreaking documentaries.
We also Bring Drag Back to the Theatre with a special WorldPride edition featuring the irresistible drag queen Sederginne. And last but not least, together with queer.red and Lesbique, we explore the boundaries of queer erotique during Darkroom on Stage!
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/worldpride-month-darkroom-on-stage
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WordPride month: The Modern Hell of Queer Dating - a new musical
Plein Theater, Wednesday, July 22 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
Wednesday 22 JulyWordPride month: The Modern Hell of Queer Dating - a new musical
Lineup: Daniel Nguyen and Philip MelchersTime: 20:30 - 21:45 hrsTickets: € 12,50 (vanaf) | Regulier: €17,50 | Student/CJP/<26: €12,50 | Stadspas Groene Stip: €2,50TicketsWelcome to the Modern Hell of Queer Dating, a capitalist world of enshitification where dating has become a grind and the options are only getting worse. Our main character, Tom the Twink, has found himself stuck in Dating Hell. Everytime he tries to escape, a new app pings his screen and diverts his attention. How did he end up here? Will he escape the (well-manicured) claws of The Slutty Devil in time? Or will he be banished, just like the rest of you, in this dating hell forever?
Based on the eponymous concert by Daniel's Lore (Daniel Nguyen) and produced by Dummy Deer Productions, this brand new musical is a perfect blend of camp-comedy and tragedy about dating stories that you are guaranteed to have experienced yourself at some point. Because despite the ups and downs, at the end of the day, we're all just looking for connections!
Music and lyrics: Daniel Nguyen | Book: Daniel Nguyen and Philip Melchers | Direction: Philip Melchers | Performed by: Daniel Nguyen as Tommy the Twink, Philip Melchers as Slutty Devil
July 2026: WorldPride Month at Plein Theater
Plein Theater celebrates queerness with a bold and motley programme full of theatre, film, drag, and performance that challenges, questions, and defies the norm!
Throughout the year, but especially during the month of July, Plein Theater gives unfiltered visibility to film and emerging artists engaging with queer themes. This year in the spirit of the extraordinary WorldPride Amsterdam, which theme UNITY stands for solidarity, connection, and a shared struggle for equality.
An important part of the programme originates from an open call as part of our co-creation programme, where shared ownership and participation are key. Ten emerging and talented artists present work that engages with queer perspectives, identity, the body, freedom, and the many ways in which we can celebrate ourselves and each other.
We believe that a theater is not only a stage, but also a meeting center where artists, local residents, communities, and audiences collectively shape what is presented. Our co-creation programme can be recognised by the #GetInvolved label.
From 15th to 19th of July we screen ten queer films by the feminist film collective Cinemien! For decades, Cinemien has been a pioneer in showcasing powerful women’s stories, LGBTQIA+ perspectives, and groundbreaking documentaries.
We also Bring Drag Back to the Theatre with a special WorldPride edition featuring the irresistible drag queen Sederginne. And last but not least, together with queer.red and Lesbique, we explore the boundaries of queer erotique during Darkroom on Stage!
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/wordpride-month-the-modern-hell-of-queer-dating-a-new-musical
