Project 2 had to do with drag culture and LGBTQ+ in America. I have always been fascinated with the concept of drag and the artistry that goes with it. Most drag queens are apart of the LGBTQ+ community and are huge advocates so that is why I chose to add that to my project.
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San Francisco, CASan Francisco is a huge part of my project and it connects back to a lot of my topics and sub-topics. San Francisco is a very progressive town and has always been more accepting of their community so a lot of the LGBTQ+ people I researched had something to do with the town.
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History
I created a painting that included symbolism about my research. My base was a pride flag which tied everything I wanted to symbolize together into one very famous symbol. I first started out painting a heart which symbolizes chosen family and love. The heart connects to San Francisco which is known to be full of love for the community. San Francisco was always tied to the people I researched and has always been a very progressive town. The rest on the symbols tie into José Sarria an openly gay drag queen who was the first openly gay candidate to run for public office and he did this in San Francisco.
English
For the English aspect I read a book called Not Simply Divine. This book is about the life of the drag queen Divine written by her manager. I really wanted to get the point of view of the lifestyle from someone who lived it and someone who knows a lot about the person who went through it. I learned a lot about the ups and downs of being a performer and living a double life. Sometimes being two people can get exhausting and you might get tired of being that other person. It was nice to see that other side of drag and the other side of Divine.
Art
I wanted to start The Dictionary of Drag! I created three different bios and portraits of drag queens who made an impression on me. I wanted to show what their drag is like and how it is different from others. I also wanted to show who they were as a performer as well as a person.