Scarlett BoBo on the rise of violence directed at the drag community and the NDP's new bill to protect LGBTQ spaces
—capped off their speech to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario earlier this month with the same sass they bring to any stage: “Bet you didn’t think it would take a drag queen to sashay down to Queen’s Park to stomp out this very important issue, did you?” Flanked by members of their family, Ontario NDP MPPs and fellow drag performers, Cameron was there to help announce athat would prohibit acts of intimidation near drag venues.
About a year and a half ago. I’d be in places like Baltimore and Oakland to do shows, and I’d notice more people staring at me or shouting at me randomly on the streets. As a survival mechanism, I try to forget about slurs, but this was concerning. And then people started getting really mad about drag queens reading stories to children, calling us pedophiles and groomers, shouting “faggot” in kids’ faces as they leave drag story-time events with their families.
It’s shockingly similar, to be honest. Drag was underground—in literal basements—and hidden away. There were times when we had to run, holding our suitcases over our heads, because beer bottles were getting thrown at us. Cabs wouldn’t pick us up, so we’d be stranded on the side of the road getting pushed around. Then, it seemed like things were actually getting better. But now it feels like we’re back where we were 15 years ago.
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