![]() ![]() The event included a farmers market, an art fair, and live music, followed by an “all-ages” drag show in front of the courthouse.ĭrag queen Chitah Daniels Kennedy hosted the show, which included Kai Lee Rimmer, Malibu Imported, and Veronica Valentine. SMTX Pride promoted the weekend-long festival by saying, “Pride is our community way to unite in a positive stance against violence and discrimination towards our ‘Family’ in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Ally people.” 24 at Mile High Comics in Denver.SAN MARCOS, TX – Over the weekend, San Marcos Texas Pride (SMTX Pride) hosted its ninth annual “pride festival,” featuring an “all-ages” drag show in front of the Hays County courthouse.Īfter the festival, a nearby establishment, Roughhouse Brewing, partnered with SMTX Pride and organized another “all-ages Pride Drag Show.” The brewery also sponsored a “ Trans Exclusive Youth Pageant” event earlier in the weekend. The next “Drag For All Ages” show is Sunday, Nov. “When she comes out, and the music is on and the character arrives and both my reaction and the rest of the crowd’s reaction to her is just so awesome," they said with a big smile. Watching Sassalina on stage brings some of the happiest moments for her dad, too. It’s not like this is a money-making venture, right?” they said. “It’s not like Sass is reluctant, it’s not like we’re making Sass put on dresses or anything. Sassalina's dad is adamant that allowing their child to do drag is a good thing. “So I feel better, if you know what I’m talking about.”Īs Maleficent, Sassalina performed Demi Lovato's "Confident" as she twirled on stage and strutted through the audience. “I’ve been an extrovert almost my whole life,” she said. ![]() While coming up with the looks is fun, Sassalina said her favorite part is the performance. Sassalina performs at the monthly Drag For All Ages show in Denver.įor the Maleficent look, she and her family customized a black robe and made horns out of duct tape, a headband and pool noodles. Xandra McMahon/CPR News 10-year-old Sassalina Blue Childe and her dad on Nov. “I basically take the song, think about maybe what other drag queens might do, see if my mom can maybe make it,” she said. Last time the show was Halloween-themed, so she went as Maleficent. "So if those are the choices, it’s pretty easy to choose between those.”Įvery month Sassalina, with the help of her family, comes up with a new look for the show. “When you have a kid who is not fitting into those binaries, or who’s moving from one to another, your options really are to nurture it and cherish it and listen, or to crush your kid and hurt them," they said. They echoed Miss Jessica when talking about the importance of an all ages drag show. Sassalina’s dad, who uses they/them pronouns, said she has always been gender diverse - showing interest in girl and boy stuff. "In this space you don’t have to come out.” “If you’re exposed only to straight people when you’re growing up, and you don’t know that’s an option, you’re wasting so much time with your self discovery because you’re taught that it’s not ok, or it’s taboo, or you have to come out," she said. In the show's first year she's already seen the impact the show has on LGBTQ youth. “So many parents will come up to me after the show and be like, ‘I didn’t know how to connect with my child to support them,’” L'Whor said. ![]() Xandra McMahon/CPR News Drag queen Jessica L'Whor takes orders during DIVAS Brunch at Hamburger Mary's in Denver on Nov. Before the August show, the situation escalated when a fight broke out between protesters and counter-protesters.īut L’Whor (who goes by Miss Jessica during the all ages event) said the push back is worth it to have a safe space where LGBTQ kids can ask questions and be themselves. It’s been the consistent target for protests from white supremacists and other conservative groups. The “Drag For All Ages” show was started in March by local drag queen Jessica L’Whor and the owner of Mile High Comics, Chuck Rozanski. “(They) are controversial only by being children who like to perform.” “We have some friends we’ve made online who have had to move, or have to have security when they perform, because they’ve been followed,” her dad said. ![]() As Sassalina's dad explains, there’s a certain degree of risk that comes with letting your child do drag. Sassalina is 10 now, and she performs monthly at the “Drag For All Ages” show in Denver at Mile High Comics.ĬPR is only using Sassalina's drag name for privacy reasons, as well as not using her father's name. “And, like, putting together little looks.” “Then I started stealing my siblings' and mom’s makeup,” she said. When drag queen Sassalina Blue Childe was eight, she went to her first drag show and got into the TV series “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” ![]()
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