drag queen

• Organizers hire security for petting zoo drag show following hateful messages

  A disturbing level of hate is being spewed at a Calgary petting zoo. The threats over a drag show are so concerning, the park says it has been forced to hire security.

  Canada

  Aug 11
  
• Montreal drag queen to host library story time after borough reverses decision

  Barbada de Barbades will hold the storytime event after all at two libraries in Montreal’s St-Laurent borough in November after the activity was pulled earlier this year.

  Canada

  Aug 2
  
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• Montreal drag queen to meet with elected officials after library storytime cancelled

  Potvin says he's been performing as Barbada for children in libraries for around five years, sharing a message that it's OK to be different.

  Canada

  Jul 7
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• Meet a New Brunswick drag king who’s all about entertainment, representation

  Alex Saunders (a.k.a. drag king Justin Toodeep) has been donning drag for 13 years and says at the end of the day, it's all about entertainment.

  Features

  Jun 14
• Drag queen storytime event at Montreal library ‘about respect,’ not controversy

  Montreal Drag Queen Barbada is scheduled to read stories to children this Saturday at the Dorval library but not everyone is pleased.

  Canada

  Jun 9
• Remembering Michelle Ross, a pioneering Black Toronto drag queen

  Affectionately known by his stage name Michelle Ross, Michael was a Jamaican-born, iconic drag performer who captured the hearts of audiences in Toronto and around the world.

  Perspectives

  May 15, 2021
• The changing face of drag: How performers are keeping the show going during a pandemic

  There are different performance styles when it comes to drag, but there’s something all queens have in common — the ability to quickly adapt to the changing world around us.

  Entertainment

  Oct 4, 2020
• Okanagan library board won’t intervene in Kelowna’s Drag Queen Story Time

  The board said it received roughly 350 pieces of correspondence both for and against the event.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2019
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• Despite controversy, Kelowna library’s Drag Queen Story Time grows in popularity

  “It's amazing. There's such enthusiasm happening here.”

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2019
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• Activism leads to acceptance in Kingston’s LGBTQ2 community

  On June 15, Kingston Pride celebrates its 30th year. But it has been a long road to acceptance in the Limestone City.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2019