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wolfbittenpoet · 04-12-2011, 01:59 PM

Drag is art. All forms of art are dances with ones soul. It is a struggle. All finding of identification is a struggle. So when I first started finding myself I used drag as a focus. Up on stage you are judged for your performance not for your self expression. Now I don't do drag because of time constraints but if I got up on stage I would still be a drag king. It is a performance piece. It is no different then any actor. The best drag kings I know are either ftms who have transitioned or are transitioning not because they are men but because they are willing to go overtop hypermasculize a performance and lose themselves in it. The same applies with the best queens I know.

04-12-2011, 01:59 PM	#8
wolfbittenpoet Member How Do You Identify?: Typewriter Boy Preferred Pronoun?: He/They Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: FL where cows go mooooo Posts: 535 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 893 Thanked 1,579 Times in 403 Posts Rep Power: 7518427	Drag is art. All forms of art are dances with ones soul. It is a struggle. All finding of identification is a struggle. So when I first started finding myself I used drag as a focus. Up on stage you are judged for your performance not for your self expression. Now I don't do drag because of time constraints but if I got up on stage I would still be a drag king. It is a performance piece. It is no different then any actor. The best drag kings I know are either ftms who have transitioned or are transitioning not because they are men but because they are willing to go overtop hypermasculize a performance and lose themselves in it. The same applies with the best queens I know. __________________ Burn Burn Burn