I’m not completely sure why I am writing about this or why it has taken so long to write about this. I know I have decided to post it today because it’s National Coming Out Day. At first I couldn’t write about it, and I didn’t want to, not only because of the sadness that…
Tag: Switch n Play
Gender Imitation and Insubordination on Display in NYC Nightlife
There’s an insightful article in Vice today, which illustrates how Butler’s ideas regarding gender imitation and insubordination (which I use to defend bioqueens) are being played out in NYC nightlife today; these are performers both inspired by, and in defiance of, the traditional drag our subculture has become known for and from which Rupaul’s Drag Factory…