“As a mother, it allows my transgender daughter to see people who represent her as a person,” said Haines resident Symaron Marquardt of Friday's show at the Southeast Alaska State Fair.
Volunteers in purple vests and fairy wings set up the catwalk as people of all ages crowded around the stage, many wearing glitter on their faces. The acts ranged from tributes to Stevie Nicks and Barbie to a Where’s Waldo parody.
Juneau Drag performer Roman Wilde dances with a pride flag during the first official drag show in Haines at Southeast Alaska State Fair on July 28, 2023. leading up to the show. When fair organizers posted the line-ups, they got nearly 100 emails about the drag show — mostly in support. But some parents expressed concerns about kids being exposed to drag and what they thought would be sexual themes. Another person implied that drag should be met with violence.
“Haines is very concerned about keeping its young people. And this is the kind of thing where young people are like, ‘Okay, it’s not 1954 anymore,’” he said. Juneau Drag performer Lituya Hart dances in Lingít regalia during the first official drag show in Haines at Southeast Alaska State Fair on July 28, 2023.
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