But the revelation of Garza's sexual assault conviction has been used periodically as a rhetorical weapon by various online commentators who are opposed to "Drag Queen Storytime," an initiative in which drag performers read books to children, usually in libraries. It wasn't clear why the nearly seven-month-old story re-emerged on social media in early October 2019. In 2008, he was convicted of assaulting an 8-year-old boy." A media spokesperson for the library confirmed one of the program’s drag queens, Tatiana Mala Nina, is Alberto Garza, a 32-year-old child sex offender. A group called Mass Resistance, which has been trying to put an end to the program, contacted KHOU about the child sex offender. Houston television station KHOU had reported at the time that:Ī registered child sex offender has been reading to children at Houston Public Library as part of its Drag Queen Storytime. Nina West has 733,000 followers on Instagram as of October 2020.In October 2019 we received multiple inquiries from readers about the accuracy of reports claiming that a drag queen who performed at a public library in Houston, Texas, was a registered sex offender who had been convicted of sexually assaulting an eight year-old boy.īack in March 2019, The New American website posted an article with the headline "Drag Queen Who Read to Kids at Houston Library is Convicted Pedophile," which reported that "A drag queen who read stories to children at a Houston public library last year is a convicted pedophile considered to be at risk of repeating his offense - a fact uncovered by parents opposed to 'Drag Queen Storytime,' not by library officials, law enforcement, or the supposed watchdog news media." That money has been used to provide safe spaces for queer youth at the Kaleidoscope Youth Center and support Make-a-Wish efforts for the children of LGBTQIA families. The Nina West Foundation has raised over $2 million to support varied causes in Columbus, Ohio, and beyond.
West deserves plenty of recognition for her charity work. You’re amazing, and I’m sad, but I’m excited for you.” “And I’m just really looking forward to watching you grow. “Just know how important you are to the bigger picture, and I’m so proud of you and your fundamental kindness and goodness,” the New York congresswoman told West in a video aired on Drag Race. She placed sixth overall but won the title of Miss Congeniality, as well as high praise from Rep. This fundraiser and drag performer with 18 years of experience went out during her Season 11 "Snatch Game" appearance, with great impersonations of both Harvey Fierstein and Jo Anne Worley. Gia Gunn has 635,000 followers on Instagram as of October 2020.
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Gunn also appears in the documentary series Follow Me about her life as a trans drag queen. She is the runner-up on Season 2 of The Switch Drag Race, the Chilean version of the show. Gunn, also from The Haus of Edwards drag family, finished in 10th place in Season 6, and in eighth place in All Stars 4. “Because of Drag Race, I was able to dive into my self-discovery and really discover my trans-ness,” Gunn told ET that year. Later that year, Season 6 queen Gia Gunn made history when she returned for All Stars 4 as a post-transition trans contestant. RuPaul has since apologized for those comments. In March 2018, RuPaul told The Guardian that the show would “probably not” cast someone who has transitioned, arguing that “drag loses its sense of danger and its sense of irony once it’s not men doing it.”
Though RuPaul’s Drag Race has made itself known for inclusiveness when it comes to ethnicities and body types, its record on trans inclusiveness and representation has drawn controversy.
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