![]() I told Didi the security guard, “I’m leaving.”ĭidi escorted me out. So, I did the only thing I could to deescalate the situation. But above all, DQSH expanded queer spaces beyond just nightlife. DQSH empowered me to embody the lifesaving representation that I, and so many other queer and trans adults, yearned for as kids-that so many queer and trans kids still need today. DQSH is a youth literacy program that brings drag performers to bookstores, museums, schools, and public libraries to read children’s books to kids and their families. Piloting Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) in 2017 offered me a different way to engage with LGBTQ+ communities. There’s nothing wrong with partying, I thought, but why don’t we just call it what it is? To me, the pageant rhetoric commemorating Pride’s brave and radical beginnings always seemed so comically at odds with the fact that most Pride-goers appeared to be just… shirtless and wasted out-of-towners. Growing up in San Francisco, I quickly lost my zest for the roaring, drunken parties and corporate floats that now characterize Pride month. ![]() I’ll admit that before it happened, I never felt like LGBTQ+ Pride was for me.
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