Macon Pride to host virtual drag show tonight to celebrate Pride Month
Macon Pride is hosting a virtual drag show at 7 p.m. tonight with various queens from around the area to celebrate Pride Month; a previously planned in-person event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christion Walker, the event organizer and a member of the Macon Pride organization led by Travis Jean Emporium’s Scott Mitchell, said this is a chance for the LGBT community to come together and encourage people who have never been to a drag show to see one from the comfort of their homes.
“Pride is an educational moment, not just for LGBT people, but our allies to understand the things that we go through,” Walker said. “I think it is a little different and that is the exciting part about it, because when you are out in public, a lot of people do fear; we still have a good time, but I think virtually it opens up a new aspect of things. I think it is really cool to be able to do it virtually.”
Klihal Blount, also known as DJ B3, will serve as the DJ for the evening and produce the show. Blount said the show is an opportunity to showcase some of Middle Georgia’s talented drag queens and collaborate with creative people.
“This event is going to be one of the biggest events that I have put on, complete with visual shows. The theatrics of this broadcast is going to be off the chain,” Blount said. “Everybody on the roster is very talented.”
The show will be broadcast on the Macon Pride Facebook page and will last about an hour. Those who miss it live will have the opportunity to go back and watch the event when it is over. Walker, who is a drag queen and goes by the name Christina Leòn, said recording and rewatching the show is one of the benefits of broadcasting it over Facebook.
“From an entertainment standpoint of it, I think the most uplifting things is to watch myself and other drag queens do what they do,” Walker said. “Drag is so liberating to do and there are so many different types of drag. Being able to go back and see it opens your mind, keeps things fresh in your head and keeps giving you hope even when things start to look a little bleak.”
This story was originally published June 10, 2020 at 7:00 AM.