Is Drag OK for Kids??? Should you Drag your kids to Pride?
The short answer: It depends.
The long answer takes us on a journey through history as we examine the art, culture and events that influenced drag and shaped it into what it is today!
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Are Drag Shows Appropriate for Children?
00:46 What is Drag?
01:50 500 BCE - Early 1800s: Ancient Greece, Kabuki, and Shakespeare
02:54 Plays and Theater Shows - Appropriate for Children?
03:06 1920 - Early 1930s: Prohibition, the Move to Underground Clubs, and the Pansy Craze
03:47 Speakeasies - Appropriate for Children?
04:04 1933 - 1968: The Move to Movies
05:13 Movies & Documentaries - Appropriate for Children?
05:28 Late 1960s - 1990: Rebellions, Live Shows and Festivals
07:28 Live Performances - Appropriate for Children?
07:59 1990s - 2018: The Move to Mainstream Media
08:59 TV Shows - Appropriate for Children?
09:11 Present Day: Drag Shows today
09:38 Can Drag be Helpful for Kids?
10:14 Drag as a Broad, Diverse Art Form
10:55 What to do as a Parent
11:13 Conclusion
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Baume, Matt. "Here's Why Drag and Blackface Are Different." HuffPost. www.huffpost.com/entry/heres-why-drag-and-blackf_b_6598636
"History of Drag: From Ancient Greece to RuPaul’s Drag Race." The Different Level. different-level.com/history-of-drag-from-antic-greece-to-rupauls-drag-race/#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20drag%20can,from%20the%20theatre%20as%20well
"The history of drag on screen: Strutting from ancient times to CBC's Queens". CBC. www.cbc.ca/comedy/the-history-of-drag-on-screen-strutting-from-ancient-times-to-cbc-s-queens-1.5699542
Klaassen, Heidi. "Drag is not dangerous: How exposing your kids to drag performance can be a good thing." Salon. www.salon.com/2022/06/30/drag-queens-rupauls-drag-race-parenting/
"LGBTQ+ Glossary." It Gets Better Project. itgetsbetter.org/glossary/?gclid=cj0kcqia8dh-brd_arisac24umbuwqtd7xobb_oemmpfsqm6akl_z0jmbbnz8an85p84shncer8kb9uaah20ealw_wcb
Lockheart, Katie. "A WINDOW INTO KABUKI, JAPAN'S 400-YEAR-OLD DRAG SHOW." LogoTV. www.logotv.com/news/s6x1dq/drag-queen-japan-kabuki
"Pansy Craze." PBS Learning Media. ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/fp22-pansycraze/understanding-lgbtq-identity-educators-toolkit/
Rimalower, Ben. "From Ancient Greece to 'Angry Inch,' Take a Look at the History of Drag in Theatre." Playbill. playbill.com/article/from-ancient-greece-to-angry-inch-take-a-look-at-the-history-of-drag-in-theatre-com-357650
“'RuPaul’s Drag Race' Cast Explains The History of Drag Culture." Allure. th-cam.com/video/MHlE3RIkRi0/w-d-xo.html
Music: "Timpani Beat" by Nana Kwabena from the TH-cam Audio Library
Featured Articles:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/idaho-s-anti-drag-queen-bill-next-step-rolling-back-n1300100
time.com/6260421/tennessee-limiting-drag-shows-status-of-anti-drag-bills-u-s/
www.nationalreview.com/news/kentucky-senate-passes-bill-that-would-ban-drag-shows-in-public-spaces/
nypost.com/2022/10/19/house-gop-bill-would-ban-federally-funded-drag-queen-shows-for-kids/
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@PlastiqueTiara
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@trixie
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Raja Gemini
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RuPaul Andre Charles
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Victoria Scone
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Empress Dupree
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@HouseofVelour
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Danny Beard
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Shichinosuke Nakamura of Heisei Nakamura company performs "Renjishi"
Akifusa Guraku performing the "Sagimusume" (Heron Maiden) dance
Samuel Barnett as Viola in Twelfth Night
Miss Ella Shields
Ella Wesner
Julian Eltinge
Gladys Bentley
Bert Savoy
Marlene Dietrich
Jean Malin
Bruz Fletcher
Ray Bourbon
Mother Flawless Sabrina
Marsha P Johnson
Silvia Rivera
Dame Edna Everage
Divine
Tim Curry
Pete Burns
Philip Oakey
Boy George
Lady Bunny
Miss Sherry Vine
Jackie Beat
Pepper LaBeija in "Paris is Burning"
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@MissPeppermint247
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@NaomiSmallsduh
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@KashaDavisandMrDavis
@GingerMinj
@NinaWestOfficial
@TheeBillyPorter
Frances Cobean, Cynthia Fama, Bonnie Andrews, and Cielle Ferreira - th-cam.com/video/XdDuWAIBHRs/w-d-xo.html
@LatriceRoyale
Rayco Santana as Drag Asharik
Lil Miss Hot Mess
Vidalia Anne Gentry
@SheaCoulee
Tandi Iman Dupree
Ongina
@LaganjaEstranja
@EurekaOHara
Champagne Monroe
Emoji Nightmare & Nikki Champagne
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