'What better way to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility by holding a ‘Drag Me To Church’ service on Easter Sunday? So that's what we're doing,' Rev. Samaya Oakley said.
A confluence of events has led one Calgary church to combine them in a celebration of “worth and dignity,” and a “sacred protest.”
Oakley said it’ll be a “typical Sunday service” for the pluralistic congregation, but with a twist: drag performers will be part of the service.Story continues below advertisement “I think as queer people, at least for myself, things like church and faith can be one of the first things that go when we come out as ourselves. Having a space like this be so welcoming is really beautiful,” Tanner said.Tanner’s been doing drag performances for 15 years and said they’ve faced discrimination and ostracization for longer.
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