Introducing pre-schoolers to drag in order to βpush the boundaries of genderβ and encourage educators to reject gatekeeping childhood innocence is WRONG.
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The speakers discuss drag and its exaggerated nature. They explain that drag involves dressing up as a gender different from one's own and often includes heavy makeup and elaborate costumes. One of the speakers reveals that they are a drag queen. They discuss pronouns and how they identify, with the drag queen mentioning that she prefers she/her pronouns when in drag. They also talk about the role of drag queens as hosts in the queer community, ensuring everyone has a good time through performances and shows. The question of whether drag queens are transgender is raised, and it is mentioned that some performers are indeed transgender. The conversation ends with a playful exchange about whether the drag queen looks like royalty.
Speaker 0: Can I ask you 2 questions before we start? What are your pronouns, and how do you identify?
Speaker 1: I identify as male, and I use he, his pronouns.
Speaker 2: Jeff, I was just about to tell Teddy all about what drag is. Think you can give us a definition?
Speaker 1: Sure. Drag is when you dress up as a gender that's not your own.
Speaker 2: And it's usually really exaggerated. Exager what? Exaggerated. That means it's over the top or not realistic. People usually use a ton of makeup and wear really awesome costumes when they're in drag.
Speaker 0: Okay. I get it.
Speaker 2: So some drag you might see are boys dressing up as girls and girls dressing up as boys. These are called drag queens and drag kings.
Speaker 1: You can't tell right now, but I'm actually a drag queen.
Speaker 0: What?
Speaker 1: Yeah. Give me one second, and I'll introduce you to mister. Hi, Teddy. Hi, Lindsay. Hi.
Speaker 2: Mister mister.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Teddy.
Speaker 2: Lindsay told me you're a drag queen.
Speaker 1: I am.
Speaker 0: Should I ask my questions again even though I already asked Jeff?
Speaker 2: Yeah. You might actually get different answers from mister than you did Jeff. Oh, okay. Miss Chir, what are your pronouns,
Speaker 0: and how do you identify?
Speaker 1: Well, when I'm in drag, I like she as my pronoun. But, honey, you can call me whatever you want.
Speaker 2: Okay. Mister, I have a
Speaker 0: couple other questions for you.
Speaker 1: Sure.
Speaker 0: Why do you have a beard?
Speaker 1: When I do drag, I love to push the boundaries of gender. And, also, doesn't it look great?
Speaker 0: It definitely does. What does a drag queen do?
Speaker 1: Drag queens are the hosts of the queer community. We make sure everyone's having a good time whether that's performing lip sync numbers, singing live, We're just doing some dance shows.
Speaker 2: That's actually kind of like us, Patty. We host queer kids stuff.
Speaker 0: Yeah. Just like us.
Speaker 2: So are drag queens also transgender?
Speaker 1: They can be.
Speaker 3: Some of my favorite performers are trans people.
Speaker 2: Are you royalty because you're a queen?
Speaker 1: Do I look like royalty, Teddy?
Speaker 0: You do to me.
