16 Replies to “…and the bottom line is to completely smash hetero-normativity…”
Eeyore/Vlad: You’ve been very prolific lately. Is this because you’re energized by current events, or because there’s just so much shit going on? I can’t keep up–especially if I go to the cottage to escape! And when is Yucki returning?
Smash Normality
Gen Equality
Fem Identity
Blind to pee is wee.
No need to watch any of these videos
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CBC arts – June 2019 –
Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.
================================================ June 2019 – Allysin Chaynes on Craig Russell | Super Queeroes
June of 1969 was a revolutionary moment for queer rights. 50 years later, we’re celebrating Canadian artists who have shaped our country’s rich LGBTQ history. In this video, Allysin Chaynes pays tribute to Craig Russell.
CBC arts – June 2019
June 2019 – Heath V. Salazar on Lucas Silveira | Super Queeroes
CBC Arts – May 2019
May 2019 – She’s blazing a trail for transgender drag queens
Quanah Style is just one of the many fabulous subjects featured in Canada’s a Drag, a docu-series from CBC Arts that showcases drag artists from across the true North strong and fierce.
“I’m a woman who happens to be transgender, who happens to do drag and who happens to be fucking sickening,”
CBC Arts – April 2019
April 2019 – After losing everything, she found light in the church of drag
After being expelled by his family and his church for being gay, Grayson Nordgren found his way to the drag persona of Jenna Telz. And through Jenna, he found a place in the world.
“It was a short while after losing my family and friends due to being disfellowshipped from the Jehovah’s Witnesses,” he remembers.
CBC Arts – April 2019
April 2019 – She’s on a mission to break the toxic chains of masculinity
South Asian drag performer Manghoe Lassi doesn’t know if they’ll ever come out to their parents.
“I’m OK with that,” they say. “There comes a point where you have to accept reality as a queer person who was raised Muslim.
CBC Arts – April 2019
April 2019 – Eddi Licious is the shape-shifting drag artist we need
Eddi has become a fun way for me to explore a variety of genres and tie together my different skills.
His performance style is erratic and evocative; his shows incorporate dance, clowning, spoken word, magic tricks, ukulele, shibari and whatever else he wants to share with the class that day.”
CBC Arts – April 2019
April 2019 – Take a wild ride with club kid drag queen Pharaoh Moans
Winnipeg’s Pharaoh Moans is a self-described “androgynous drag monster who performs with a social consciousness.”
As she explains: “I’m interested in creating shock value and impact that challenges the binary in today’s society.”
CBC Arts – March 2019
March 2019 – Yovska’s unreal paranormal drag is out of this world
A recent graduate of OCAD University, Yovska first introduced his drag persona to the world by attending balls in Toronto’s Kiki ballroom scene (where he holds an undefeated record in the category of “bizarre”).
CBC Arts – March 2019
March 2019 – Drag helped Irma Gerd stop hiding her true self
A visual artist and drag performer from Corner Brook, N.L., Irma (a.k.a. Jason Wells) is the mother of “the best drag house this corner of the world has to offer, the Phlegm Fatales,” and she prides herself on the community she has helped build in St. John’s.
CBC Arts – March 2019
March 2019 – The power of Céline: this drag artist channels Queen Dion
When Guy Hermon immigrated to Montreal from Israel, he wasn’t quite sure how to navigate himself in a new world. But then two women filled his soul and drowned his fears, shattering the walls for a new, new sun: Céline Dion and Crystal Slippers.
Hermon invented Crystal as his drag queen alter ego, and her performances quickly became heavily influenced by none other than Céline, who felt like the ideal person to emulate to find a place in Quebec culture.
CBC Arts – March 2019
March 2019 – This drag king’s sliding into Calgary’s hearts… and pants
Duke Carson is the reigning champion of Alberta’s Next Drag Superstar competition, which is significant for two reasons. First, Duke is the first winner from Calgary, a city that up until recently seemed to drag behind Edmonton in this regard
CBC Arts – February 2019
February 2019 – Tynomi Banks: a ‘supermodel mixed with the fire of Beyoncé’
“I’m unique because I’m in a position where I could inspire the younger generation and make them proud of their heritage and carve a distinct and individual future for themselves.”
CBC Arts – February 2019
February 2019 – Real life brothers serving sister drag queen realness
Icesis and Savannah Couture — two of the fiercest drag queens Canada’s capital city has ever seen.
CBC Arts – February 2019
February 2019 – Buxom, bearded and beautiful: meet Alma Bitches
Eeyore/Vlad: You’ve been very prolific lately. Is this because you’re energized by current events, or because there’s just so much shit going on? I can’t keep up–especially if I go to the cottage to escape! And when is Yucki returning?
Smash Normality
Gen Equality
Fem Identity
Blind to pee is wee.
No need to watch any of these videos
===================================
CBC arts – June 2019 –
Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.
================================================
June 2019 – Allysin Chaynes on Craig Russell | Super Queeroes
June of 1969 was a revolutionary moment for queer rights. 50 years later, we’re celebrating Canadian artists who have shaped our country’s rich LGBTQ history. In this video, Allysin Chaynes pays tribute to Craig Russell.
CBC arts – June 2019
June 2019 – Heath V. Salazar on Lucas Silveira | Super Queeroes
CBC Arts – May 2019
May 2019 – She’s blazing a trail for transgender drag queens
Quanah Style is just one of the many fabulous subjects featured in Canada’s a Drag, a docu-series from CBC Arts that showcases drag artists from across the true North strong and fierce.
“I’m a woman who happens to be transgender, who happens to do drag and who happens to be fucking sickening,”
CBC Arts – April 2019
April 2019 – After losing everything, she found light in the church of drag
After being expelled by his family and his church for being gay, Grayson Nordgren found his way to the drag persona of Jenna Telz. And through Jenna, he found a place in the world.
“It was a short while after losing my family and friends due to being disfellowshipped from the Jehovah’s Witnesses,” he remembers.
CBC Arts – April 2019
April 2019 – She’s on a mission to break the toxic chains of masculinity
South Asian drag performer Manghoe Lassi doesn’t know if they’ll ever come out to their parents.
“I’m OK with that,” they say. “There comes a point where you have to accept reality as a queer person who was raised Muslim.
CBC Arts – April 2019
April 2019 – Eddi Licious is the shape-shifting drag artist we need
Eddi has become a fun way for me to explore a variety of genres and tie together my different skills.
His performance style is erratic and evocative; his shows incorporate dance, clowning, spoken word, magic tricks, ukulele, shibari and whatever else he wants to share with the class that day.”
CBC Arts – April 2019
April 2019 – Take a wild ride with club kid drag queen Pharaoh Moans
Winnipeg’s Pharaoh Moans is a self-described “androgynous drag monster who performs with a social consciousness.”
As she explains: “I’m interested in creating shock value and impact that challenges the binary in today’s society.”
CBC Arts – March 2019
March 2019 – Yovska’s unreal paranormal drag is out of this world
A recent graduate of OCAD University, Yovska first introduced his drag persona to the world by attending balls in Toronto’s Kiki ballroom scene (where he holds an undefeated record in the category of “bizarre”).
CBC Arts – March 2019
March 2019 – Drag helped Irma Gerd stop hiding her true self
A visual artist and drag performer from Corner Brook, N.L., Irma (a.k.a. Jason Wells) is the mother of “the best drag house this corner of the world has to offer, the Phlegm Fatales,” and she prides herself on the community she has helped build in St. John’s.
CBC Arts – March 2019
March 2019 – The power of Céline: this drag artist channels Queen Dion
When Guy Hermon immigrated to Montreal from Israel, he wasn’t quite sure how to navigate himself in a new world. But then two women filled his soul and drowned his fears, shattering the walls for a new, new sun: Céline Dion and Crystal Slippers.
Hermon invented Crystal as his drag queen alter ego, and her performances quickly became heavily influenced by none other than Céline, who felt like the ideal person to emulate to find a place in Quebec culture.
CBC Arts – March 2019
March 2019 – This drag king’s sliding into Calgary’s hearts… and pants
Duke Carson is the reigning champion of Alberta’s Next Drag Superstar competition, which is significant for two reasons. First, Duke is the first winner from Calgary, a city that up until recently seemed to drag behind Edmonton in this regard
CBC Arts – February 2019
February 2019 – Tynomi Banks: a ‘supermodel mixed with the fire of Beyoncé’
“I’m unique because I’m in a position where I could inspire the younger generation and make them proud of their heritage and carve a distinct and individual future for themselves.”
CBC Arts – February 2019
February 2019 – Real life brothers serving sister drag queen realness
Icesis and Savannah Couture — two of the fiercest drag queens Canada’s capital city has ever seen.
CBC Arts – February 2019
February 2019 – Buxom, bearded and beautiful: meet Alma Bitches
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