Will Roffey first debuted their drag queen persona Holli Cow in their hometown of Arnprior, in the Ottawa valley, two years ago. For them, despite the abuse many in the LGBTQ community are facing, it's important to create safe spaces in rural communities.
, Roffey said that sense of pride wasn't always there when they were growing up on a farm just outside the community.
Roffey says putting on the makeup required to transform them into Holli Cow can take more than two hours. 'We need to bring representation to small communities and establish safe spaces,' explains Roffey, who performs regularly at Arnprior's local steakhouse. "She stayed, and by the end she was so glad that she'd stumbled upon it. She felt that she'd learned a lot and was really glad her child had been exposed to that."
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