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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such attention to detail is fitting for the only American nightclub of its size created for drag artists, by drag artists. It shows not only in the decor, but in Oasis’ spacious, well-lit dressing rooms (a luxury for queens who’ve had to apply wig glue in electrical closets). Its technical capabilities — including a light-up runway, 4K video wall and Steinway baby grand piano — allow artists to create the “wow” moments that send audiences’ jaws to the floor and dollar bills flying through the air. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“From cabaret to drag shows to theater, there is no limit,” Drollinger says. “I’ve seen some people make some really incredible work here, and more than anything, it’s the team to support them that really counts.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Beyond its cosmetic makeover, Oasis has also done some internal restructuring. Sottolano now handles business administration so Drollinger can focus on her role as artistic director. She’s already firing off ambitious ideas, including a film incubator program, an oral-history project for elders and rotating murals by queer visual artists. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The truth is that we have a responsibility, and it’s also an opportunity to create the world we want to live in,” Drollinger says. “And if we want to live in a world full of arts, then you have to support the artists.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/260716-OasisReopening-JY-03_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13991739\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/260716-OasisReopening-JY-03_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/260716-OasisReopening-JY-03_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/260716-OasisReopening-JY-03_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/260716-OasisReopening-JY-03_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">D’Arcy Drollinger and Greg Sottolano pose for a portrait at Oasis in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Juliana Yamada for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sottolano has hired a director of development to beef up fundraising efforts, and the nonprofit is in the process of purchasing its building. “Truthfully we’re one of the lucky ones. There’s a lot of venues in San Francisco and, frankly, across the country who haven’t had the same opportunity that we’ve gotten,” Sottolano says. “We take that responsibility really seriously, not just for the community that we serve here in San Francisco and the artists themselves, but also to hopefully be a beacon, a beacon of inspiration and a beacon of knowledge for other organizations.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Oasis had hosted its share of celebrities, including countless \u003cem>RuPaul’s Drag Race\u003c/em> winners and pop stars like Doja Cat, who threw a surprise album release party at the club last year. It’s also nurtured local artists who’ve ascended to bigger stages at Outside Lands and the Pink Block pride party.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I think it’s a hub for people who have initiative and talent, and want to be on stage or behind the camera or making props,” says Favela, who in addition to upgrading the club’s interior also performs there regularly as Evian. “I started six years ago as a waiter and now I’m a full-time designer.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/260716-OasisReopening-JY-12_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13991738\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/260716-OasisReopening-JY-12_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/260716-OasisReopening-JY-12_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/260716-OasisReopening-JY-12_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/260716-OasisReopening-JY-12_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Evan Favela, also known as Evian, touches up a mural at Oasis in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, July 16, 2026. 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"content": "\u003cp>Oasis, a top destination for drag performances and queer entertainment in San Francisco, will shut its doors for good on Jan. 1, 2026, citing financial strain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Co-founders D’Arcy Drollinger and Heklina opened Oasis on New Year’s Eve in 2014. In an interview, Drollinger, who is San Francisco’s first Drag Laureate, blamed decreased post-pandemic attendance along with rising insurance and security costs for the closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right out of the pandemic, we saw a quick surge where we got excited to go back out, but then little by little people got real used to going back to staying at home and ordering DoorDash and watching TV,” said Drollinger. “And then people started drinking less.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955737\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955737\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-Beyonce%CC%81Fans-JY-050_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bionka Simone performs Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ at Oasis in San Francisco on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The show drew a sold-out crowd of drag fans and members of the Beyhive as an all-Black cast celebrated the release of Beyoncé’s new album, ‘Cowboy Carter.’ \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though the club has diehard supporters, with many of its nights well attended, Drollinger said Oasis’ profit margins are so thin that the venue needs to be at 90% capacity every night to be sustainable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When we weren’t making enough money, I had to start dipping into my retirement,” Drollinger said. “And then when that ran out, I’m like, ‘What am I doing?’ Now I’m in a situation where I can’t float it any longer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oasis is the only venue of its size in the country created for and by drag artists. Its stage has hosted high-profile acts such as \u003cem>RuPaul’s Drag Race\u003c/em> winners Nymphia Wind and Sasha Colby at its popular Saturday night party, Princess. The nightclub’s competitive events, including the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13970352/high-princx-pageant-drag-competition-san-francisco-2024\">High Princx Pageant\u003c/a> and the San Francisco Drag King Contest, provide a proving ground for new talent. Jane Fonda and Cher have both graced Oasis’ stage, and queer celebrities like Lil Nas X have made appearances at the club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13899491\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13899491\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/006_SanFrancisco_OasisReopening_06262021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/006_SanFrancisco_OasisReopening_06262021.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/006_SanFrancisco_OasisReopening_06262021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/006_SanFrancisco_OasisReopening_06262021-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/006_SanFrancisco_OasisReopening_06262021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/006_SanFrancisco_OasisReopening_06262021-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/006_SanFrancisco_OasisReopening_06262021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">D’Arcy Drollinger, owner of Oasis nightclub, performs during Princess, a disco dance party and drag show, at Oasis in San Francisco on June 26, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In addition to its club nights, Oasis is a destination for queer theater. 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Over the past decade, the SOMA club gave rise to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13899312/all-black-drag-show-reparations-moves-from-the-internet-to-oasis\">Reparations\u003c/a>, San Francisco’s only all-Black drag revue. 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"content": "\u003cp>Growing up, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/baruchporrashernandez/\">Baruch Porras-Hernandez\u003c/a> — the Mexico-born, San Francisco-based comedian, poet and entertainer — used to adapt his favorite love songs in secret. As a queer Mexican, he would change the words in traditional ballads to reflect his romantic interest in other boys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I changed the gender to make them gay,” Porras-Hernandez remembers. “I was terrified I would get caught. [But] I never had feelings like that for a girl. Why do I want to sing a song to a girl and not some guy I just met?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea of serenading your crush — regardless of sexuality — is what inspired Porras-Hernandez’s latest show, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-classics-tickets-885142062737?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Queer Classics\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Premiering at San Francisco’s Oasis on Sunday, May 19 at 7 p.m., the one-night-only serenade will feature Porras-Hernandez, Nuyorican multimedia extraordinaire and heavy metal vocalist \u003ca href=\"https://dizzyjenkins.bandcamp.com/\">Dizzy Jenkins\u003c/a>, Mexican guitarist and songwriter \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dianagameros/?hl=en\">Diana Gameros\u003c/a> and Indian American drag performer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/_snjv/?hl=en\">SNJV\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mannybalty?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3e-GnD0ybmVTWtsA_fuTPZICqLkNDjrrUP4DpwTnjznTGA32I7TywVhkc_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw\">Manny Baltazar\u003c/a>, an emerging Latino musician from the local band Cat Behavior, will open up the evening with songs that he was once told he couldn’t sing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I told [Manny Baltazar] about the show, he said he used to sing songs about being queer,” Porras-Hernandez says. “He had a crush on another boy and sang the song to him, and the teacher in his class scolded him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event is meant to highlight not only each artist’s talents, but their diverse, diasporic reinterpretations of classic love songs from their respective cultures: Stripped-down Latin pop. 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Gendered expectations will be throttled. Hearts may or may not be broken. With each rendition, the performers intend to reclaim a part of their queerness that hasn’t always been openly accepted by others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Produced in conjunction with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/queerrebelsbayarea/\">Queer Rebels\u003c/a> — an organization founded by KB Boyce, a trans nonbinary event producer and performer — the show was designed with intergenerational representation and accessibility in mind; an ASL interpreter will be present throughout the evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Porras-Hernandez is a true entertainer: I laughed harder than I have in years while watching him on stage in San Francisco earlier this year. And he’s adamant about delivering a memorable experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I gravitate towards performers who want that connection and spark with the audience,” he says. “I really like performers who can light a fire under an audience. [The audience] paid, so I want them to have a good time. I want to make them laugh, cry and turn them on a little bit, or a lot. This show is about that. These artists are all similar to me and uniquely themselves. They are all deeply connected to their cultural upbringing and identity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though this will be the first full production that Porras-Hernandez is orchestrating, he’s no stranger to the scene. He has previously collaborated with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Poetry Festival, LitQuake, Beast Crawl and the Berkeley Poetry Festival, in addition to juggling his active career as a standup comedian. Nurturing his sense of identity through performance — and inviting others to join in — is part of what makes the Bay Area such a special place to be, he says, particularly as a queer person of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s stressful here and it’s getting tougher and tougher if you’re not a rich white tech person,” he says. “But if I see a good art show, it just breathes life right back into me. It replenishes me to keep going. If it’s not going to excite me, why should I stay awake?”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-classics-tickets-885142062737?aff=oddtdtcreator\">‘Queer Classics’\u003c/a> is a one-night event that will take place at Oasis (298 11th St. SF) on Sunday, May 19 at 7 p.m. Tickets available \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-classics-tickets-885142062737?aff=oddtdtcreator\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event is meant to highlight not only each artist’s talents, but their diverse, diasporic reinterpretations of classic love songs from their respective cultures: Stripped-down Latin pop. Bollywood as drag. Flamboyant rancheras.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957923\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957923\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/DSC06119-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a stage performer poses for the camera\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/DSC06119-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/DSC06119-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/DSC06119-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/DSC06119-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/DSC06119-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/DSC06119-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/DSC06119-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/DSC06119-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baruch Porras-Hernandez has been working in San Francisco’s queer arts community as a performer and event curator since 2011. \u003ccite>(Robbie Sweeny)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lyrics will be altered. Gendered expectations will be throttled. Hearts may or may not be broken. With each rendition, the performers intend to reclaim a part of their queerness that hasn’t always been openly accepted by others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Produced in conjunction with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/queerrebelsbayarea/\">Queer Rebels\u003c/a> — an organization founded by KB Boyce, a trans nonbinary event producer and performer — the show was designed with intergenerational representation and accessibility in mind; an ASL interpreter will be present throughout the evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Porras-Hernandez is a true entertainer: I laughed harder than I have in years while watching him on stage in San Francisco earlier this year. And he’s adamant about delivering a memorable experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I gravitate towards performers who want that connection and spark with the audience,” he says. “I really like performers who can light a fire under an audience. [The audience] paid, so I want them to have a good time. I want to make them laugh, cry and turn them on a little bit, or a lot. This show is about that. These artists are all similar to me and uniquely themselves. They are all deeply connected to their cultural upbringing and identity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though this will be the first full production that Porras-Hernandez is orchestrating, he’s no stranger to the scene. He has previously collaborated with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Poetry Festival, LitQuake, Beast Crawl and the Berkeley Poetry Festival, in addition to juggling his active career as a standup comedian. Nurturing his sense of identity through performance — and inviting others to join in — is part of what makes the Bay Area such a special place to be, he says, particularly as a queer person of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s stressful here and it’s getting tougher and tougher if you’re not a rich white tech person,” he says. “But if I see a good art show, it just breathes life right back into me. It replenishes me to keep going. If it’s not going to excite me, why should I stay awake?”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-classics-tickets-885142062737?aff=oddtdtcreator\">‘Queer Classics’\u003c/a> is a one-night event that will take place at Oasis (298 11th St. SF) on Sunday, May 19 at 7 p.m. Tickets available \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-classics-tickets-885142062737?aff=oddtdtcreator\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955737\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955737\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-Beyonce%CC%81Fans-JY-050_qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a white sequined dress and cowboy hat kneels on one leg on a catwalk, surrounded by the audience and lit in red\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BeyoncéFans-JY-050_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bionka Simone performs Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ at Oasis in San Francisco on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The show drew a sold-out crowd of drag fans and members of the Beyhive as an all-Black cast celebrated the release of Beyoncé’s new album, ‘Cowboy Carter.’ \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story is part of the series \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/fandomvote\">The Fandom Vote\u003c/a>, exploring the election-year concerns and voting preferences of significant pop culture fanbases.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]E[/dropcap]arlier this month, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/beyonce\">Beyoncé\u003c/a>’s \u003cem>Cowboy Carter\u003c/em> galloped into the national psyche in all of its flag-waving, countrified glory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Considering Beyoncé’s status as an artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/20366/six-beyonce-pieces-by-women-of-color-that-you-should-read-right-now\">unafraid to invoke political imagery in both her music and her visuals\u003c/a> — not to mention the way this album has turned into a battleground over who “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101905263/from-beyonce-to-lil-hardin-my-black-country-celebrates-the-undersung-black-history-and-future-of-country-music\">owns country\u003c/a>”— it’s unsurprising that many of her fans consider themselves politically conscious, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We at KQED set out to ask Beyoncé fans at San Francisco’s Oasis nightclub, directly before a Beyoncé-themed drag show, about the state of America and the issues with which they’re most concerned in this election year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955649\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955649\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCE%CC%81FANS-JY-014-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A trio of tattooed and flamboyant people, including two in cowboy hats, smile and line up before a pink and red mural.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-014-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-014-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-014-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-014-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-014-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-014-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-014-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R) Lance Derick, Joshua Carrasco and James Aceves. Carrasco, who is a pediatric resident at UCSF, says access to healthcare and health insurance is a huge factor in his voting decisions. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Joshua Carrasco came to the Beyoncé party with two friends, having arrived in San Francisco from Texas almost a year ago. As a pediatric resident at UCSF, Carrasco says he’s concerned about the links between poor health, underfunded education and a lack of affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When it comes to queer communities, housing is such an important social determinate of health that I think is undervalued within the San Francisco area,” Carrasco said. “A lot of the Props that were voted on [in the last election] went in a direction that I was not anticipating. I think San Francisco flaunts itself as progressive, but I think in action, it’s less progressive than I had anticipated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955643\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955643\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCE%CC%81FANS-JY-001-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A smiling woman wearing a wide brimmed black hat and leather jacket stands with a shorter woman wearing her hair in braids and a short skirt. They are standing before a pink and red mural.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-001-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-001-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-001-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-001-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-001-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-001-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-001-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annika Gabriel (L) and Gabby Huckabee (R). Both expressed concern about the age of the presidential candidates, as well as concern for their friends of color. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Asked how she’s feeling about the 2024 election, Annika Gabriel said simply: “I’m real worried about my trans friends.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Gabriel’s side was Gabby Huckabee, who said she is “upset for my Muslim friends [and] for my friends of color.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13955021']Huckabee continued, “It’s very upsetting to me that out of everyone they could have possibly chosen for both parties, [Biden and Trump] are the two they still have come up with. I’m not optimistic for the future. I’m still going to vote for Joe Biden. Because I’m very clearly opposed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html\">Donald Trump grabbing people by the pussy\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955645\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955645\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCE%CC%81FANS-JY-003-KQED-e1712693509298.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man smiles broadly in front of a neon-lit O sign at night.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron McCall has the environment at the forefront of his mind during this election year. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Despite not feeling enthusiastic about either presidential candidate, Aaron McCall was another attendee determined to make a difference in whichever way he can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When we are choosing people to vote for, it is not a moral statement and it’s not a statement of who we like,” the climate charity worker emphasized. “It is a statement of who we’re going to work with and who’s going to work with us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Republicans have actively said they are going to target and attack queer [folks] and people of color,” McCall continued, “and they’re going to destroy the environment in the process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955647\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCE%CC%81FANS-JY-008-KQED-e1712695709640.jpg\" alt=\"A slender white man in a Beyonce t-shirt, an Arabic man wearing a blue shirt and an Asian woman in a black leather jacket stand with arms around each other outside a nightclub.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R) Sean Dante Remigio, Mahmoud Dabbah and Mara Lee. Dabbah isn’t happy with President Biden’s support of Israel and feels there isn’t much difference between Biden and Trump. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mahmoud Dabbah, a Palestinian who has lived in America for three years, believes Biden’s ability to get reelected will be greatly impacted by the president’s support of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gaza\">Israel’s military actions in Gaza.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can see that clearly. I think the whole world is pissed off,” Dabbah said. “This war is horrible and the U.S. is a big part of it. I hope it stops soon.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13940030']Asked if he worries about the consequences of another Trump presidency, Dabbah stated: “After what I saw from Biden, I don’t care anymore. It’s all the same for me as an immigrant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dabbah’s friend Sean Dante Remigio agreed. “It feels very much a losing game either way,” he said. “I mean, it’s not even choosing between a lesser of two evils. There is no choice. That is the conflict.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955702\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1402px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955702\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM.png\" alt=\"Two young people of color stand side by side inside a nightclub with thoughtful expressions on their faces.\" width=\"1402\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM.png 1402w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM-800x534.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM-1020x681.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1402px) 100vw, 1402px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L) Rogue and (R) Stephane are both concerned about houselessness and access to healthcare in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Remigio’s thoughts were echoed by Rogue and Stephane. (Both declined to give last names.) Though the friends remain concerned with housing and healthcare in San Francisco, they don’t see an upcoming face-off between Trump and Biden offering real solutions to the nation’s problems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like the options are not great,” Stephane, an international student, said. “Even if I was allowed to vote, I would need better options. I don’t really care about either of the candidates.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yeah,” Rogue laughed, “it’s like: Poo-Poo or Pee-Pee!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955648\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955648\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCE%CC%81FANS-JY-009-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two white women, one with a ponytail, one with cropped purple hair, stand close together, smiling warmly at each other. \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-009-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-009-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-009-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-009-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-009-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-009-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCÉFANS-JY-009-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Married couple Sunny and Reece Johnson are politically disillusioned — one more so than the other. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Also disillusioned with the election are Sunny and Reece Johnson, who’ve been happily married for 11 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I will tell you that I have stopped thinking about [the election] because it’s distressing,” Reece said. “I do feel very unmotivated to vote, because I’m so burned out on the drama.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would never \u003cem>not\u003c/em> vote, though,” Sunny interjected. “Never.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reece shrugged. “I would like to say that I would never not vote, but I’m so disenchanted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955651\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCE%CC%81FANS-JY-024-KQED-e1712707940654.jpg\" alt=\"A drag queen strikes a pose in black lingerie and red dressing gown, next to a wooden fence decorated with lights.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xochitl the Queen poses on the roof deck of Oasis shortly before performing on April 5, 2024. Xochitl works in deportation defense at USF Law and uses her drag to make political statements. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One fan who wishes she could vote is drag queen Xochitl. Shortly before her performance as auburn-haired temptress Jolene, Xochitl said she is “low-key scared” about the upcoming election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My future as a performer, as an artist, as an immigrant and as a member of this society is at risk, depending on who wins,” she said. “They say we have a choice, but it’s an illusion of a choice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a DACA recipient, Xochitl is not eligible to vote, but strives to make a difference through her job at USF Law. She also utilizes performance to express herself politically.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I make my voice heard by doing art, doing drag,” Xochitl explained. “My drag is inherently political. I’ve done numbers on stage where I burn the American flag as protest, as part of my work in deportation defense. I express my fear about drag bans through my art.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955646\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/240405-BEYONCE%CC%81FANS-JY-006-KQED-e1712693763217.jpg\" alt=\"A person with glasses and short dark haircut, stands hands in pockets in front of a pink and red mural. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dani Arevalos says their biggest concern as a member of the LGBTQ+ community is being respected and acknowledged as a person. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Like many people we spoke with at Oasis, LGBTQ issues are front and center for Dani Arevalos, who feels dehumanized by recent attacks on gender nonconforming people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Looking to the future, my biggest concern is being respected as a human being,” Arevalos said. “I come from the Latin community, and also being LGBTQ … Honestly two very different communities [with] the same issue of being oppressed. I think going forward, being respected and being acknowledged [will help us] to move forward as a nation together.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Asked if he worries about the consequences of another Trump presidency, Dabbah stated: “After what I saw from Biden, I don’t care anymore. It’s all the same for me as an immigrant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dabbah’s friend Sean Dante Remigio agreed. “It feels very much a losing game either way,” he said. “I mean, it’s not even choosing between a lesser of two evils. There is no choice. That is the conflict.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955702\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1402px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955702\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM.png\" alt=\"Two young people of color stand side by side inside a nightclub with thoughtful expressions on their faces.\" width=\"1402\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM.png 1402w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM-800x534.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM-1020x681.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-4.57.48-PM-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1402px) 100vw, 1402px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L) Rogue and (R) Stephane are both concerned about houselessness and access to healthcare in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Remigio’s thoughts were echoed by Rogue and Stephane. (Both declined to give last names.) Though the friends remain concerned with housing and healthcare in San Francisco, they don’t see an upcoming face-off between Trump and Biden offering real solutions to the nation’s problems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like the options are not great,” Stephane, an international student, said. “Even if I was allowed to vote, I would need better options. 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"content": "\u003cp>Getting \u003ca href=\"https://www.darcydrollinger.com/\">D’Arcy Drollinger\u003c/a> ready for her first official appearance as San Francisco drag laureate was a production.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The artist, night club owner and newly appointed government official stood in the living room of her San Francisco apartment as two helpers grappled with a set of bejeweled, custom-made artificial nails and wedged her into a pair of white patent stilettos and a tight, pink skirt suit. Finally, Drollinger stepped out of the house, and into a very busy schedule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am speaking at the San Francisco Arts Commission,” Drollinger said. “I’m also on the same day speaking at the Entertainment Commission. I’m also going to speak at a high school. I’ll be in the parade with the mayor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The word “laureate” is most often attached to the winner of a Nobel Prize, or a poet whose job it is to mark official occasions in verse. But a “drag laureate” is something new.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13930406\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13930406\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-800x600.jpe\" alt=\"A drag queen in a blond wig sits before a stage makeup mirror, lipstick in hand. She is pouting.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-800x600.jpe 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-1020x765.jpe 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-160x120.jpe 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-768x576.jpe 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-1536x1152.jpe 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900.jpe 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">D’Arcy Drollinger applies lipstick at her apartment in preparation for her inaugural appearance as San Francisco drag laureate. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/ NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city’s LGBTQ task-force proposed the creation of the \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/drag-laureate-program\">drag laureate position\u003c/a> around three years ago during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve been through a really hard time,” said San Francisco Mayor London Breed a few days ahead of the flag-raising ceremony that’s the kick-off to the city’s annual \u003ca href=\"https://sfpride.org/\">Pride celebration\u003c/a>. And so to city officials, a drag laureate seemed to be — if not a cure, at least something of a panacea, thanks to “the creativity, the joy that a drag laureate brings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13883181']Breed said one of Drollinger’s selling points as a candidate for the job, which comes with an 18-month term and $55,000 stipend, was her track record as a spreader of sparkle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nightclub owner pivoted during lockdown to run a food delivery service — “Meals on Heels” — out of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfoasis.com/\">Oasis\u003c/a>, the drag club she owns in downtown San Francisco. Performers in drag from Oasis delivered meals and cocktails to local residents, with a side order of curb-side lip-synching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It brought a lot of love and excitement,” Breed said of Drollinger’s drag performance-infused food delivery service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBWRRwJk-jc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Breed said the recent attacks against drag performers, as well as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1151731736/at-least-10-state-legislatures-trying-restrict-criminalize-drag-shows\">rise in anti-drag legislation\u003c/a> in different parts of the country, now make the appointment of a drag laureate particularly crucial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In some of those communities where something like this wouldn’t be considered acceptable behavior, there’s a kid that’s thinking, ‘Oh my goodness: she’s like me. I can be myself without fear,'” Breed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LGBTQ activists around the country are working to fight a slew of anti-drag laws currently under consideration in various states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s scary right now,” said Kylo Freeman, CEO and founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.forthem.com/\">For Them\u003c/a>, a trans-owned brand that makes apparel for transgender people, and the force behind “Drag is Divine,” an advertising campaign that aims to raise awareness and funding to help fight anti-drag laws. “The backlash is real.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13930407\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13930407\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-800x350.jpg\" alt='A drag king and queen recline together in a tropical green space. Next to them is the text: \"So hot they started a culture war for us.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-800x350.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-1020x446.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-768x336.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-1536x672.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712.jpg 1916w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A “Drag is Divine” advertising campaign poster. \u003ccite>(For Them)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Freeman said they’re excited to see local governments highlight drag culture in such a visible way. In West Hollywood, \u003ca href=\"https://www.weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/drag-laureate\">officials plan to appoint a drag laureate\u003c/a> later this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13835007']“I think it’s a real step forward to have these roles in place, giving us folks that can speak on behalf of the community at a large scale,” Freeman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ca href=\"https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5656533&GUID=5C982F50-33A6-4C4D-A4C3-1AA2F5CE2754\">plans to create a drag laureate in New York\u003c/a>, where Freeman is based, have stalled. And Freeman said they don’t see similar positions cropping up in parts of the country that are less friendly to LGBTQ people anytime soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are so politicized right now,” Freeman said. “And I think we’ve forgotten that this is just a human rights issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the San Francisco Pride kickoff, Drollinger not only assisted the mayor in the traditional unfurling of the Pride flag outside City Hall — she also posed for photos, dispensed hugs and made her first official speech as drag laureate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13930408\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13930408\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-800x600.jpe\" alt=\"A drag queen in a pink and white suit stands at a podium and speaks, with a Black woman in a white suit to her right, and a white man in a grey suit to her lift. A series of flag poles are visible lined up behind her.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-800x600.jpe 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-1020x765.jpe 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-160x120.jpe 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-768x576.jpe 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-1536x1152.jpe 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390.jpe 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">D’Arcy Drollinger delivers her inaugural speech as drag laureate flanked by California State Senator Scott Wiener, left, and San Francisco Mayor London Breed. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/ NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Drag is many things,” said Drollinger before the crowd of assembled dignitaries and members of the local LGBTQ community. “Drag is art. Drag is activism. Drag is joy. Drag is instrumental to bringing people together. Drag is fabulous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13834837']Afterward, Drollinger cheerfully admitted to not feeling quite prepared to meet the demands of her new job. For instance, being on one’s feet at long-winded civic functions isn’t super compatible with the wearing of three-inch stilettos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ll have to rethink my heels,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the nation’s first ever drag laureate said she’s willing to improvise: “Sometimes you have to lip sync to whatever song gets turned on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Audio and digital stories edited by \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/1091803881/jennifer-vanasco\">\u003cem>Jennifer Vanasco\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Getting \u003ca href=\"https://www.darcydrollinger.com/\">D’Arcy Drollinger\u003c/a> ready for her first official appearance as San Francisco drag laureate was a production.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The artist, night club owner and newly appointed government official stood in the living room of her San Francisco apartment as two helpers grappled with a set of bejeweled, custom-made artificial nails and wedged her into a pair of white patent stilettos and a tight, pink skirt suit. Finally, Drollinger stepped out of the house, and into a very busy schedule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am speaking at the San Francisco Arts Commission,” Drollinger said. “I’m also on the same day speaking at the Entertainment Commission. I’m also going to speak at a high school. I’ll be in the parade with the mayor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The word “laureate” is most often attached to the winner of a Nobel Prize, or a poet whose job it is to mark official occasions in verse. But a “drag laureate” is something new.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13930406\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13930406\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-800x600.jpe\" alt=\"A drag queen in a blond wig sits before a stage makeup mirror, lipstick in hand. She is pouting.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-800x600.jpe 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-1020x765.jpe 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-160x120.jpe 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-768x576.jpe 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900-1536x1152.jpe 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8177-6fe6530fb505ac502334efa0bfce0d2a859571d2-scaled-e1686590792900.jpe 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">D’Arcy Drollinger applies lipstick at her apartment in preparation for her inaugural appearance as San Francisco drag laureate. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/ NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city’s LGBTQ task-force proposed the creation of the \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/drag-laureate-program\">drag laureate position\u003c/a> around three years ago during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Breed said one of Drollinger’s selling points as a candidate for the job, which comes with an 18-month term and $55,000 stipend, was her track record as a spreader of sparkle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nightclub owner pivoted during lockdown to run a food delivery service — “Meals on Heels” — out of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfoasis.com/\">Oasis\u003c/a>, the drag club she owns in downtown San Francisco. Performers in drag from Oasis delivered meals and cocktails to local residents, with a side order of curb-side lip-synching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It brought a lot of love and excitement,” Breed said of Drollinger’s drag performance-infused food delivery service.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/oBWRRwJk-jc'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/oBWRRwJk-jc'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>But Breed said the recent attacks against drag performers, as well as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1151731736/at-least-10-state-legislatures-trying-restrict-criminalize-drag-shows\">rise in anti-drag legislation\u003c/a> in different parts of the country, now make the appointment of a drag laureate particularly crucial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In some of those communities where something like this wouldn’t be considered acceptable behavior, there’s a kid that’s thinking, ‘Oh my goodness: she’s like me. I can be myself without fear,'” Breed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LGBTQ activists around the country are working to fight a slew of anti-drag laws currently under consideration in various states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s scary right now,” said Kylo Freeman, CEO and founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.forthem.com/\">For Them\u003c/a>, a trans-owned brand that makes apparel for transgender people, and the force behind “Drag is Divine,” an advertising campaign that aims to raise awareness and funding to help fight anti-drag laws. “The backlash is real.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13930407\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13930407\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-800x350.jpg\" alt='A drag king and queen recline together in a tropical green space. Next to them is the text: \"So hot they started a culture war for us.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-800x350.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-1020x446.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-768x336.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712-1536x672.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/for-them-campaign-poster_custom-e3a730771e0d2f0f7a6a3ba1bc625714e3432712.jpg 1916w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A “Drag is Divine” advertising campaign poster. \u003ccite>(For Them)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Freeman said they’re excited to see local governments highlight drag culture in such a visible way. In West Hollywood, \u003ca href=\"https://www.weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/drag-laureate\">officials plan to appoint a drag laureate\u003c/a> later this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I think it’s a real step forward to have these roles in place, giving us folks that can speak on behalf of the community at a large scale,” Freeman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ca href=\"https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5656533&GUID=5C982F50-33A6-4C4D-A4C3-1AA2F5CE2754\">plans to create a drag laureate in New York\u003c/a>, where Freeman is based, have stalled. And Freeman said they don’t see similar positions cropping up in parts of the country that are less friendly to LGBTQ people anytime soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are so politicized right now,” Freeman said. “And I think we’ve forgotten that this is just a human rights issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the San Francisco Pride kickoff, Drollinger not only assisted the mayor in the traditional unfurling of the Pride flag outside City Hall — she also posed for photos, dispensed hugs and made her first official speech as drag laureate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13930408\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13930408\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-800x600.jpe\" alt=\"A drag queen in a pink and white suit stands at a podium and speaks, with a Black woman in a white suit to her right, and a white man in a grey suit to her lift. A series of flag poles are visible lined up behind her.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-800x600.jpe 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-1020x765.jpe 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-160x120.jpe 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-768x576.jpe 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390-1536x1152.jpe 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/img_8204-1976b30214ae7bb4a80a9e172d007c02399ef15e-scaled-e1686591138390.jpe 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">D’Arcy Drollinger delivers her inaugural speech as drag laureate flanked by California State Senator Scott Wiener, left, and San Francisco Mayor London Breed. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/ NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Drag is many things,” said Drollinger before the crowd of assembled dignitaries and members of the local LGBTQ community. “Drag is art. Drag is activism. Drag is joy. Drag is instrumental to bringing people together. Drag is fabulous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Afterward, Drollinger cheerfully admitted to not feeling quite prepared to meet the demands of her new job. For instance, being on one’s feet at long-winded civic functions isn’t super compatible with the wearing of three-inch stilettos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ll have to rethink my heels,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the nation’s first ever drag laureate said she’s willing to improvise: “Sometimes you have to lip sync to whatever song gets turned on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Audio and digital stories edited by \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/1091803881/jennifer-vanasco\">\u003cem>Jennifer Vanasco\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>. Audio produced by \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/766798576/isabella-gomez-sarmiento\">\u003cem>Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">visit NPR.\u003c/a>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Nation%27s+first+%27drag+laureate%27+kicks+off+Pride+in+San+Francisco&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Heklina first arrived in San Francisco in the early ’90s, “with no real plan,” as she put in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61qbUimYg9g&t=823s\">KQED documentary from 2015\u003c/a>. “Immediately, I fell in love with it, and I felt right at home.” [aside postid='arts_13927233']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And on Tuesday evening, San Francisco returned that love to Heklina, who helped transform drag and elevate queer nightlife in the Bay Area over the past three decades. Heklina died unexpectedly on April 3 in London, where she had traveled to star in the drag parody \u003ci>Mommie Queerest\u003c/i> at the Soho Theatre alongside her close friend Peaches Christ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friends of Heklina organized a memorial at the Castro Theatre, its iconic marquee emblazoned with Heklina’s name. Tickets sold out weeks in advance, so organizers closed down the entire block outside the theater, from Market to 18th Street, to bring in jumbotrons that live-streamed the memorial to a crowd of hundreds of well-wishers and admirers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929606\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two drag artists speak with microphones to a large crowd in front of San Francisco's Castro Theater.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sister Roma (left) and Dulce De Leche (right) speak during a memorial for Heklina outside the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Heklina was not just a talented and versatile performer, she also dedicated herself to making more spaces available for drag in San Francisco. In 1996, she created the long-running show Trannyshack at The Stud (which she later renamed Mother), offering a platform for funny, rebellious and experimental new performers. Heklina also co-founded the popular SoMa club and cabaret Oasis in 2015 alongside D’Arcy Drollinger. Although she sold her ownership stake in 2019, she remained a beloved fixture there. Most recently, she hosted the popular Daytime Realness party at El Rio in the Mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929614\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two drag performers, dressed up in very colorful wigs and puffy dresses, smile at the camera.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pippi Lovestocking (left) and Mutha Chucka pose for a photo outside the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023, before a memorial for Heklina, who died in April. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many remember Heklina for her firecracker personality, which she owned in her drag. “I just feel like I’m living a very, perhaps to most people, abnormal life. I make a living doing something that is … not considered normal,” Heklina said in 2015. “When you’re walking down the street in makeup and a dress and high heels and all that stuff, you do get an attitude change. You become much more bold, [because] people yell things at you and you just have to be ready to take everything on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929627\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929627\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During a memorial for Heklina, photos of her play onscreen outside of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At the memorial hosted by LOL McFiercen and Dulce De Leche, Heklina’s longtime friend Nancy French took the stage to lead a moment of silence, but quickly changed her mind. “A basic moment of silence is not going to work,” French said. “It’s so basic, she would have hated it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>French asked the crowd to join her in a “community cackle,” referring to Heklina’s loud and distinct laugh. With that, Castro Street filled with hundreds of cackles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929607\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of hundreds, of all ages, stands outside on San Francisco's Castro Street and laughs, many with smiles on their faces. In the background, there are balloons in the shape of the letters that spell out "Heklina."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hundreds join Heklina’s friend Nancy French in a ‘community cackle’ outside the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jennifer Hofmann, 53, of San Francisco, stood outside the Castro Theatre to pay her respects for Heklina. “[Heklina] helped me grow up to figure out who I was in San Francisco,” she said, noting how meaningful it was for her to see Heklina perform at Trannyshack in the ’90s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She made it OK that drag wasn’t perfect. She made it OK that you could make ugly drag and people would love that and throw dollars at you, too,” Hoffman said. “As long as you had something to say and were willing to get up on stage and do it, you were always welcome.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She welcomed everyone,” Hoffman continued. “She sassed everyone. If you got sassed by Heklina, you felt like you’ve made it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929611\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A drag performer holds a microphone in one hand, and with the other, holds a marker and draws a beauty mark on the face of a woman standing in the crowd outside the Castro Theater.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Co-host LOL McFiercen paints a beauty mark on Linda Lee’s face in honor of Heklina during a memorial outside of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Darwin Bell, 57, moved to San Francisco in 1987, and Heklina was first drag queen he ever saw perform. “It was very punk rock,” he said of that first show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heklina embraced more transgressive forms of drag, he recalled, adding that he hopes that San Francisco doesn’t lose that edge without her around. Bell and his friends went to so many shows featuring or organized by Heklina that they would joke among themselves, “At the end of the world, there’s going to be Cher, roaches and Heklina.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never even thought there would be world without Heklina,” he said. “She was always kind of bitter and funny and mean, and I just never thought there would be a world without her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929613\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A large crowd stands on Castro Street in front of Castro Theater, and in the middle of the crowed, a young couple hugs and kisses.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Despite the strong winds, a crowd of hundreds gathers outside of the Castro Theatre to watch drag performances in honor of Heklina. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Inside, the Castro Theatre’s 1,407 seats filled up. Close friends of Heklina, including D’Arcy Drollinger and Peaches Christ, took the stage to share some of their fondest memories — infused with Heklina’s relentless humor and love for San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2392px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2.jpg\" alt=\"Three drag artists stand on a stage. All are wearing very elaborate dresses and big wigs.\" width=\"2392\" height=\"1594\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2.jpg 2392w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2392px) 100vw, 2392px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dozens of Heklina’s closest friends and collaborators spoke and performed inside the Castro Theatre, including D’Arcy Drollinger, Sister Roma and Peaches Christ (left to right). \u003ccite>(Gooch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2446px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929617\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1.jpg\" alt='A large group of drag performers dance and sing on a stage. In the middle of them is a drag queen with a very large wig and a ribbon that reads \"Fauxnique.\"' width=\"2446\" height=\"1631\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1.jpg 2446w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2446px) 100vw, 2446px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During her performance, Fauxnique brought out many other drag performers who collaborated with Heklina. \u003ccite>(Gooch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After the memorial, Margey DeCuir, a San Francisco resident who watched the livestream on Castro Street, wrote to KQED to share that for her, Heklina’s memorial not only honored her life, but represented “the strength and loyalty of the queer community, to come and gather in grief.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Heklina touched lives globally,” she wrote, “and her memorial was a much needed embrace within the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929605\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023.jpg\" alt=\"Two people share a deep hug and smile while they stand outdoors in San Francisco's Castro Street, surrounded by a large crowd.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexander Tom hugs friend Margey DeCuir (left) during a memorial for Heklina outside of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article includes reporting from KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/nvoynovskaya\">Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And on Tuesday evening, San Francisco returned that love to Heklina, who helped transform drag and elevate queer nightlife in the Bay Area over the past three decades. Heklina died unexpectedly on April 3 in London, where she had traveled to star in the drag parody \u003ci>Mommie Queerest\u003c/i> at the Soho Theatre alongside her close friend Peaches Christ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friends of Heklina organized a memorial at the Castro Theatre, its iconic marquee emblazoned with Heklina’s name. Tickets sold out weeks in advance, so organizers closed down the entire block outside the theater, from Market to 18th Street, to bring in jumbotrons that live-streamed the memorial to a crowd of hundreds of well-wishers and admirers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929606\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two drag artists speak with microphones to a large crowd in front of San Francisco's Castro Theater.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65859_051_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sister Roma (left) and Dulce De Leche (right) speak during a memorial for Heklina outside the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Heklina was not just a talented and versatile performer, she also dedicated herself to making more spaces available for drag in San Francisco. In 1996, she created the long-running show Trannyshack at The Stud (which she later renamed Mother), offering a platform for funny, rebellious and experimental new performers. Heklina also co-founded the popular SoMa club and cabaret Oasis in 2015 alongside D’Arcy Drollinger. Although she sold her ownership stake in 2019, she remained a beloved fixture there. Most recently, she hosted the popular Daytime Realness party at El Rio in the Mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929614\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two drag performers, dressed up in very colorful wigs and puffy dresses, smile at the camera.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65812_001_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pippi Lovestocking (left) and Mutha Chucka pose for a photo outside the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023, before a memorial for Heklina, who died in April. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many remember Heklina for her firecracker personality, which she owned in her drag. “I just feel like I’m living a very, perhaps to most people, abnormal life. I make a living doing something that is … not considered normal,” Heklina said in 2015. “When you’re walking down the street in makeup and a dress and high heels and all that stuff, you do get an attitude change. You become much more bold, [because] people yell things at you and you just have to be ready to take everything on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929627\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929627\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65865_056_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During a memorial for Heklina, photos of her play onscreen outside of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At the memorial hosted by LOL McFiercen and Dulce De Leche, Heklina’s longtime friend Nancy French took the stage to lead a moment of silence, but quickly changed her mind. “A basic moment of silence is not going to work,” French said. “It’s so basic, she would have hated it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>French asked the crowd to join her in a “community cackle,” referring to Heklina’s loud and distinct laugh. With that, Castro Street filled with hundreds of cackles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929607\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of hundreds, of all ages, stands outside on San Francisco's Castro Street and laughs, many with smiles on their faces. In the background, there are balloons in the shape of the letters that spell out "Heklina."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65862_054_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hundreds join Heklina’s friend Nancy French in a ‘community cackle’ outside the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jennifer Hofmann, 53, of San Francisco, stood outside the Castro Theatre to pay her respects for Heklina. “[Heklina] helped me grow up to figure out who I was in San Francisco,” she said, noting how meaningful it was for her to see Heklina perform at Trannyshack in the ’90s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She made it OK that drag wasn’t perfect. She made it OK that you could make ugly drag and people would love that and throw dollars at you, too,” Hoffman said. “As long as you had something to say and were willing to get up on stage and do it, you were always welcome.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She welcomed everyone,” Hoffman continued. “She sassed everyone. If you got sassed by Heklina, you felt like you’ve made it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929611\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A drag performer holds a microphone in one hand, and with the other, holds a marker and draws a beauty mark on the face of a woman standing in the crowd outside the Castro Theater.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65857_049_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Co-host LOL McFiercen paints a beauty mark on Linda Lee’s face in honor of Heklina during a memorial outside of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Darwin Bell, 57, moved to San Francisco in 1987, and Heklina was first drag queen he ever saw perform. “It was very punk rock,” he said of that first show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heklina embraced more transgressive forms of drag, he recalled, adding that he hopes that San Francisco doesn’t lose that edge without her around. Bell and his friends went to so many shows featuring or organized by Heklina that they would joke among themselves, “At the end of the world, there’s going to be Cher, roaches and Heklina.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never even thought there would be world without Heklina,” he said. “She was always kind of bitter and funny and mean, and I just never thought there would be a world without her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929613\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A large crowd stands on Castro Street in front of Castro Theater, and in the middle of the crowed, a young couple hugs and kisses.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/RS65852_042_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Despite the strong winds, a crowd of hundreds gathers outside of the Castro Theatre to watch drag performances in honor of Heklina. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Inside, the Castro Theatre’s 1,407 seats filled up. Close friends of Heklina, including D’Arcy Drollinger and Peaches Christ, took the stage to share some of their fondest memories — infused with Heklina’s relentless humor and love for San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2392px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2.jpg\" alt=\"Three drag artists stand on a stage. All are wearing very elaborate dresses and big wigs.\" width=\"2392\" height=\"1594\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2.jpg 2392w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/DArcy-Drollinger-Sister-Roma-and-Peaches-Christ-2-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2392px) 100vw, 2392px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dozens of Heklina’s closest friends and collaborators spoke and performed inside the Castro Theatre, including D’Arcy Drollinger, Sister Roma and Peaches Christ (left to right). \u003ccite>(Gooch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2446px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929617\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1.jpg\" alt='A large group of drag performers dance and sing on a stage. In the middle of them is a drag queen with a very large wig and a ribbon that reads \"Fauxnique.\"' width=\"2446\" height=\"1631\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1.jpg 2446w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Fauxique-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2446px) 100vw, 2446px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During her performance, Fauxnique brought out many other drag performers who collaborated with Heklina. \u003ccite>(Gooch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After the memorial, Margey DeCuir, a San Francisco resident who watched the livestream on Castro Street, wrote to KQED to share that for her, Heklina’s memorial not only honored her life, but represented “the strength and loyalty of the queer community, to come and gather in grief.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Heklina touched lives globally,” she wrote, “and her memorial was a much needed embrace within the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929605\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023.jpg\" alt=\"Two people share a deep hug and smile while they stand outdoors in San Francisco's Castro Street, surrounded by a large crowd.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/024_KQED_HeklinaMemorialCastro_05232023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexander Tom hugs friend Margey DeCuir (left) during a memorial for Heklina outside of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on May 23, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article includes reporting from KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/nvoynovskaya\">Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Heklina, the San Francisco drag legend and longtime performer at clubs around the city, has died in London, according to multiple reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/joshuagrannell/posts/pfbid02KjDojuS1c3sNoGwranKLk9FKkfunAZYLBj3GD3qJhiKW5t7kmqVRsCDfdqoUWHWel\">a Facebook post\u003c/a> on Monday, friend and colleague Peaches Christ wrote, “I am shocked and horrified to bring this news to you. … This morning, in London, England, I went to collect my dear friend Heklina, who is co-starring with me in a ‘Mommie Queerest’ show here, and found her dead. I do not know the cause of death yet. I know this is shocking news and I am beyond stunned.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>London’s Soho Theatre, where Peaches Christ and Heklina had been performing together in “Mommie Queerest,” also \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sohotheatre/status/1642989190072680451\">posted a message\u003c/a> of being “in shock and incredibly saddened with news of Heklina’s passing. Our thoughts are with Peaches, Mommie Queerest company, Heklina’s family, friends + their wider community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Watch a short documentary on Heklina here\u003c/strong>:\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61qbUimYg9g\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heklina co-founded popular drag club Oasis, regularly performed at El Rio and The Stud, and was the creator and hostess of the long-running show Trannyshack (later called Mother). Heklina appeared regularly in drag parodies of popular television shows like \u003cem>Sex in the City\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Golden Girls\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Roseanne\u003c/em>, and produced and hosted a party called Daytime Realness — with the tagline “Dancing, Drag & Disorder” — most recently at El Rio just weeks ago, on March 19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We at El Rio are absolutely devastated to hear of the passing of Heklina,” wrote El Rio co-owner Lynne Angel in an email to KQED. “She was a huge part of our extended family and we will miss her terribly. The mark she made on the San Francisco drag and performance scene is incomparable. We were blessed to work with her often and she was a joy to witness both on stage and off. May she be surrounded by cats, ’80s New Wave and football butts eternally. Rest in Power to one of the best.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heklina was born in Minneapolis, and was raised in New York, New England and Iceland. After a stint in the Navy, Heklina moved to San Francisco; in an interview segment from a KQED documentary in 2015, Heklina recalled that “immediately I fell in love with it, and I felt right at home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12242568\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12242568\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Heklina\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/heklina-2015-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heklina, pictured here in a promotional photo for one of many events at Oasis. \u003ccite>(Nick Ice)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I met Heklina around 1995 — which now feels like many generations past, just a year before she started her weekly party T-Shack at The Stud,” veteran drag performer Juanita MORE! wrote in an email to KQED. “I performed on the second week of the club, not caring or taking any consideration about what the theme was — and that’s how our friendship rolled. … We respected and knew what each other was great at doing. We cracked each other up all the time. The sound of her laugh will be missed greatly by everyone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_10134691']Artist and filmmaker Leo Herrera started working for Heklina as a photographer shortly after he first moved to San Francisco in 2003; Herrera was 21 at the time. 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But once you got one of her deep cackles, you knew you had done something right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/sfoasis/status/1643009770927042560\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News of Heklina’s passing devastated the drag community in San Francisco and beyond. “I kept thinking it was an April Fool’s joke, it doesn’t make sense. I spoke to her the day before yesterday when she was heading to England from Iceland,” Oasis owner D’Arcy Drollinger told the \u003ca href=\"https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/drag-performer-heklina-reported-dead-in-london\">\u003ci>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. “But it is confirmed, it is real.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By Monday afternoon, a tearful crowd gathered for an informal memorial at Oasis, which Heklina co-owned until 2019. “She was a powerhouse. And she also had a soft side, and a vulnerable side, that I was lucky enough to get to know,” booking manager Carissa Hatchel, who performs as Snaxx, told KQED. “She was a very complicated person, and was very, very important to so many people in the community for so many decades now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I started drag about eight years ago, and Heklina was one of the first queens I ever saw,” said Oasis performer Nicki Jizz. “She was unfiltered, she was unapologetically Heklina. She said whatever came to her mind. 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The heels have returned. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13835533']On Friday, July 9, Nicki Jizz will host the first \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reparations-an-all-black-drag-show-tickets-160905427465\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">in-person show of Reparations\u003c/a>, which proudly announces itself as San Francisco’s only all-Black drag show. Started on Juneteenth 2020 in response to the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the subsequent Black Lives Matter uprisings across the country, Reparations urges audiences to “put your money where your black square is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone put a Black Lives Matter message in their bio but immediately went back to posting thirst traps,” Nicki says of the performative solidarity that swept through social media last year. “This is not just a fad. This is not just a summer thing. This is a forever thing. 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And I want to be here for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13899061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899061\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/Oasis_DArcyDRollinger_photocredit_Gooch-800x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/Oasis_DArcyDRollinger_photocredit_Gooch-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/Oasis_DArcyDRollinger_photocredit_Gooch-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/Oasis_DArcyDRollinger_photocredit_Gooch-768x514.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/Oasis_DArcyDRollinger_photocredit_Gooch.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">D’Arcy Drollinger living it up at Oasis. \u003ccite>(Gooch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even if Oasis’ very existence hadn’t been threatened by the multiple crises that COVID-19 brought to the forefront, it would have been a hectic year for Drollinger. 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In addition to airing archival video of his signature staged parodies, Drollinger tapped a talent pool of local queens to create or guest star in a variety of talk shows, drag shows, makeup shows, cooking shows, and other original content created with a playful, queer emphasis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know that there are other gay TV networks like Logo,” Drollinger says about the experiment. “(But) I feel like there isn’t really a drag-centered television network.” By filling that niche, Drollinger hopes that Oasis TV will outlive its pandemic origins and remain a home for the drag community both at home and further afield. “I’d like to expand it into a full network,” he enthuses. “I feel like it’s a great asset and it really does have a lot of possibility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But despite Drollinger’s creativity in creating platforms and income streams—such as the bespoke drag queen dinner delivery service, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfoasis.com/meals-on-heels\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Meals on Heels\u003c/a>—Oasis was by no means spared the financial stresses that the pandemic wrought across San Francisco nightlife. Even the unanticipated windfall of their 11th hour telethon in early March, during which they raised over $268,000, has already mostly been spent on debts incurred during the pandemic, and on reopening costs. As Drollinger points out, there are government programs at the federal and the local level designed to help small businesses and entertainment venues to survive, but most of the money earmarked for them has yet to be distributed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13898639']“It’s crazy…we’re going to reopen before we get any money that was supposed to be here to help us get through this,” comments Drollinger. “I know there’s lots of red tape and so many people involved, but I feel like nobody really understands how hand-to-mouth we are in this business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Financial and operational struggles aside, Drollinger is thrilled to be able to open Oasis to a full capacity Pride crowd this weekend and beyond. Although scrambling to fill the calendar while simultaneously hiring back staff and renovating to reopen has been hectic, Drollinger promises some surprises on the horizon. In the immediate future, Oasis favorite Matthew Martin will star in a new original show penned by Michael Phillis called \u003cem>The Hand That Rocks the Crawford\u003c/em>, which reimagines female-led thrillers such as \u003cem>Basic Instinct\u003c/em> and \u003cem>The Hand That Rocks the Cradle\u003c/em> as starring Joan Crawford. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When I Zoom into D’Arcy Drollinger’s world, an audible sound check drifts in from the next room, folks wander in and out of the frame to ask logistical questions, and Drollinger himself looks like he’s been awake for days, though his disposition is sunny and enthusiastic. After a year and a half of the pandemic—the last seven months of which his queer nightlife hub \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfoasis.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Oasis\u003c/a> has been completely closed—the grand reopening of Oasis, scheduled for Pride weekend, is finally just around the corner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opening with the Drag Disco party Princess feels especially meaningful, as it was formerly a staple of the Stud collective at their former Ninth St. digs, which shuttered just over a year ago. With the Stud collective still venue-less, it’s a symbolic melding of two beloved nightlife staples to usher in a new era of what Drollinger is calling “Oasis 2.0.” After a pandemic-induced realization that Oasis’ past programming (and ticket prices) might have attracted a somewhat insular group of regulars, Drollinger’s new vision includes more accessible pricing structures, a wider range of parties and producers, and the idea that Oasis could be—should be—a “clubhouse” for all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel a responsibility,” he elaborates. “Because we’re coming out of this pandemic where I feel like certain people don’t really have a home… as performers and audience members are gone. 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In February of 2020, he assumed full ownership of the business after co-owner Heklina sold back her stake and moved more or less full-time to Palm Springs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two began working regularly together 10 years ago while Heklina was managing Rebel, a bar on Market Street. Offered a Tuesday night slot, Drollinger decided to put on parodies of \u003cem>Sex in the City\u003c/em>—inspired in part by Heklina’s success with her popular \u003cem>Golden Girls \u003c/em>series. The show was a hit, and gradually Drollinger moved from Tuesdays to weekends, adding new shows to the roster, such as \u003cem>Designing Women\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em>, as well as one of her original works—\u003cem>Shit and Champagne\u003c/em>. In 2014, they got word that Rebel was closing for good. And that’s when the idea of co-owning a venue of their own began to take shape. 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"content": "\u003cp>Even before sheltering in place, \u003ca href=\"https://www.studsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Stud\u003c/a> thrived in San Francisco against all odds. The LGBTQ+ club, open since 1966, operates under a collective ownership model, sells cheap drinks and—in contrast to the sterile, monochrome vibe of newer bars—champions camp, glitter and weird, performance art-y drag you won’t find on VH1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As we all pivot to streaming for recreation, entertainment and human interaction, The Stud moves its weekly drag show “\u003ca href=\"https://www.twitch.tv/dragalive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drag Alive!\u003c/a>” online, with a Twitch stream taking place every Saturday, 6:30–8pm. The first edition is hosted by Stud co-owner and drag queen VivvyAnne Forevermore, along with club mainstay Jillian Gnarling, known for pairing cute femininity with body horror special effects makeup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lineup of performers—some streaming pre-recorded numbers and others performing live—includes a number of San Francisco’s best-known queens, including Peaches Christ, Honey Mahogany and Christeene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/PeachesChrist/status/1245791697990082566?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to The Stud, popular San Francisco drag club \u003ca href=\"https://sfoasis.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oasis\u003c/a>, the typical tour stop for larger drag productions and gay-friendly concerts, is going online with \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFX1qGPFvK-hfo1A-1iJYVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube performances\u003c/a> several times a week. After tonight’s \u003cem>Golden Girls\u003c/em>-themed evening, the next performance is on April 4: a drag parody of \u003cem>Trog\u003c/em>, a so-bad-it’s-good British horror movie from the 1970s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And San Francisco avant-garde drag collective \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B-a-n8bB34O/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toxic Waste Face\u003c/a>, whose ambitious art films and performances have been featured at Art Basel Miami Beach, goes live on \u003ca href=\"https://www.twitch.tv/toxicwasteface\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitch\u003c/a> at 5:30pm, April 4 with a 30-minute short film.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite current limitations, we’re happy to report that drag is alive and well. As you stream these performances, remember to tip your queens so it stays that way.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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