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Groomer Schools 4: Drag Queen Story Hour

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Drag: A Queer Art Form

Drag functions as a uniquely queer form of embodied and unscripted play among adults who are doing a particular thing. Drag reminds us that our imaginations need not be limited by our bodies, but how we can all make our own image over others. As noted in the documentary, Paris is burning, whatever you want to be, you have a chance to display your elegance, your seductiveness, your charm, your wit. You could do anything right here right now. And it won't be questioned. The children makes total sense, feeling your fantasy. We suggest that drag's larger value lies largely outside of formal economies. Your children are going to be waste drills. Never do wells,

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