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The Politics of Drag

Gay in the 80s Posted on July 1, 2013 by Colin ClewsJuly 1, 2013

Back in my radical youth, I used to think that drag was, quite unequivocally, ‘a bad thing’. To me it was simply men ‘pretending’ to be women and, in the process, portraying them as shallow and bitchy. My dislike for … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay Scene, Gay Scene Australia, Gay Scene UK, Gay Scene USA, LGBT History, Theatre | Tagged david wilkins, dot and fanny tonight show, dot dingle, drag, fanny farquhar, newtown hotel, ron handley, town hall hotel balmain, vauxhall tavern | 1 Reply

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