Drag queens from throughout Texas' Rio Grande Valley gathered last weekend in Brownsville to protest further construction of the border wall and bring attention to LGBTQ migrants who have been detained or are seeking asylum.
A performer who goes by Beatrix Lestrange organized and hosted the No Border Wall Protest Drag Show in Brownsville, Texas.Reynaldo Leanos Jr./Texas Public Radio
"Who's ready to have a political time?" Lestrange yelled out. The audience, standing in a semicircle and dressed in similarly vivid outfits, cheered and applauded. "The vision was to perform in front of this wall and project our beauty and our glamour and our empowerment against this symbol that stands for hate, racism and xenophobia," Lestrange said.Critics Say Border Wall Could Harm Wildlife Corridors And Sensitive Desert Terrain
The queens also sang as part of the event, including Green Day's"American Idiot" and Lady Gaga's"Born This Way." "We get painted as this one negative picture," the performer said."We are just like any other community, and it's extremely family oriented, it's lovable, humble and welcoming."Jorge Trujillo, a professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, was among the spectators. He said the drag show exemplifies how the Rio Grande Valley is the United States at its finest.
"I get teary eyed and emotional every time," she said,"because they're already fleeing really horrible conditions. They're fleeing homophobia, transphobia, violence, trauma, only to come to the doorsteps of our country and encounter more of that."
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