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Groomer Schools 4: Drag Queen Story Hour

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Drag as a Pedagogical Form

An understanding of the pedagogical work of drag requires engaging with the social meanings of this art form. We understand drag not merely as gender reversal, but through the expansive description provided by both gay liberation activist T.D. Matthews and contemporary drag superstar RuPaul. The simple but profound statement, they say, suggests that no performance of gender or other cultural signifiers is ever natural.

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