From a virtual drag queen festival to a queer artist roundtable, entertainers and advocates are finding innovative ways to lessen the sting of isolation. - NBCOUT
Drag queen Alaska, seen here performing at the Copenhagen Pride Drag Night in 2016, will be one of dozens of drag artists to participate in Digital Dragfest 2020."The space between you and me is longer than forever," reads Pickle, a drag queen sporting a bedazzled denim jacket and blue and pink streaks in her hair. Pickle is reading from"Firebird," the first of several children's books she will read over the next half-hour to dozens of kids in the audience.
Pickle, whose real name is Joseph Marcellus Faragher, has been participating in Drag Queen Story Hour events for three years. But as the coronavirus spreads, the reading program — typically held in libraries and bookstores across the U.S. and beyond — has largely made the transition to digital livestreams.
Drag Queen Story Hour is just one of a long list of drag performances, queer meetups and LGBTQ resources to turn to digital platforms as state and local governments ramp up social distancing mandates and stay-at-home orders to curb the COVID-19 crisis. From a virtual drag queen festival to a weekly online chat for queer Southern artists, those behind the events are finding new ways to maintain a sense of community and lessen the sting of isolation.
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