Drag King History – The Drag Kingdom has come

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THE DRAG KINGDOM HAS COME

Drag King History was made on Canada’s Drag Race

Drag King History was made on Canada’s Drag Race: Canada VS The world, episode 3 when drag queen @victoriascone , the first cisgender female contestant on any series of the Drag Race franchise, walked the runway as Victor Stone, a Fabio inspired Drag King look. This was the best look of the night and garnered praises from the judges. Social media quickly followed with legions of praise for her bold stance in support of her lesser known brethren.

Victoria chose to do a Drag King look to prove a point. “Because people love to say that drag kings couldn’t possibly be judged on the same level as us, and, tonight, I have proven that wrong. I didn’t just step my p***y up, I stepped my junk up.”
‘Hello, world. I’m Victor Stone, and I’ve come to take over this competition. The fantasy is: I just got off a horse and I smell like money and man.’

PS - now we ALL want hairy legs
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Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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Drag King Legend DRED is on a billboard in Hollywo

Drag King Legend DRED is on a billboard in Hollywood‼️‼️‼️ Thank you @m_o_t_h_a 💝 Posted @withrepost • @m_o_t_h_a Museum of Trans Hirstory & Art: Forever Coming Soon (2022, 2 minutes)
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8775 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
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Plays at the top of every hour until February 28th, 2023!
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A video collage advertising the forever under construction and always imminent museum highlighting trans, non-binary, and gender transgressive art & culture. Icons in the video (in order of appearance): Reed Erickson, Lady Red Couture @mothercouture , Akihirio Miwa, Chaz Bono, Albert Cashier, Lady Java, Amelio Robles Ávila, Radclyffe Hall, Amos Mac @amosmac, Candy Darling, Giueseppe Campuzano, Greer Lankton @greer_lankton_archives_museum, Calpernia Adams, Venus Xtravaganza, Amanda Lear, Ana Mendieta, Lou Sullivan, We'wha, Jackie Shane, Jack Bee Garland, Assunta Femia, Magnus Hirschfeld, Leigh Bowery, Dante "Tex" Gill, Amy Schneider, Mildred Gerstant (aka Dred aka Light Ning), Claude Cahun, Genesis P-Orridge, Thomas Beatie, Vaginal Davis, Steve Dain, Sylvia Rivera, Rrose Sélavy (Marcel Duchamp), Nong Rose Barnjaroensuk, Marsha P. Johnson, Nina Arsenault, Kate Bornstein, Justin Vivian Bond @mxviv, Jeanne d'Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, 1928), Hollywood Lawn, Dawn Langley Simmons, Christine Jorgensen, Alan Hart, Young Joon Kwak, @youngjoonkwak, Yasumasa Morimura, Angela (Sleepaway Camp, 1983), William Dorsey Swann, Vanguard San Francisco, Stormé DeLarverie, Gluck, a Clownfish, Saff Saffrey (Tiger King), Boy George, Petra/Pedro Herrera, Public Universal Friend, Anohni, Jahna Steele, Moll Cutpurse, Billy Tipton, Cassils @cassilsartist, Nadezhda Durova, Victor/Victoria (1982), Mary Jones, a seahorse, Milo Smiley mlrhys, Zackary Drucker @zackarydrucker , Sylvester.

Curated by Jeanne Vaccaro @whateverjeanne

🎉Sat DEC 17th 7:30pm 🎉 DKH FUNDRAISER in Jos

🎉Sat DEC 17th 7:30pm 🎉 DKH FUNDRAISER in Joshua Tree, CA~ TIX: in bio

Sparkle & Swagger Queer Cabaret and Fundraiser for Drag King History!

Mohave Hi-Desert queer & trans drag, performance, film and music featuring the legendary MO B. DICK, @mrmobdick and local performers! digging into our past to know our future! This event is also fundraiser for Drag King History

Music and Juggling:
Skyler Fell & Melody Guzman
@accordianapocalypse

Drag, Dance, Photography, Film by:
Mo B. Dick (host) @mrmobdick
T. Hammidi @dapperdates246
WishpoolOxte @wishwear
Jillian Sandell @morethanadequate
Kit Tapata @ktapata
Aidan Justus @dragkingaidanjustus
Lady Chilane @theladychilane
Aaron Sheppard @aaronsheppardart
Myshkin Warbler @myshkinwarbler
Graham Kolbeins @grahamkolbeins
Wendy Jordan @wen_forthewin

The amazing @ediefake did blue poster design !

Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #kenvegas

SEE TRANSLATION : Posted @withrepost • @dragisbu

SEE TRANSLATION :
Posted @withrepost • @dragisburning 4 de noviembre se cumplen 68 años del fallecimiento de FATIMA MIRIS, la primera mujer transformista de finales del siglo XIX.

Parece que el movimiento drag king es de rigurosa actualidad pero no estamos inventando nada nuevo, el género frívolo es más antiguo que el hilo negro y para muestra os dejamos estas fotografías de una mujer que llenó innumerables salas de teatro europeas y alrededor del mundo llegando a actuar incluso para la reina Elena de Saboya a principios del siglo XX convirtiéndose en decenas de personajes, tanto masculinos como femeninos en escena, cambiando el tono de voz, la interpretación, la ropa y todo tipo de accesorios al igual que su contemporáneo Fregoli, creador del transformismo.

Como siempre la historia recuerda más a los artistas masculinos que a los femeninos. Larga vida al transformismo y a la performatividad del género como resultado de la crítica social. 🖤

Thank you @theladylazzarus for pointing this out to us !

Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #kenvegas
#transformista #transformismo #fatimamiris

Cheers to @landoncider for being in TWO tv shows !

Cheers to @landoncider for being in TWO tv shows ! Premiering today Oct 26th, Landon is a permanent guest judge on season 2 of the Canadian drag competition series Call me Mother ~ call him Guncle !! He is the 1st Drag King to be a judge in any reality tv competition show & will serve as mentor for the 15 contestants. Be sure to tune in to @outtv starting today !
AND to celebrate Halloween check out Landon in Huluween Dragstravganza, a hilarious Halloween-themed variety special that premieres exclusively through @hulu
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Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #kenvegas #OutTV #Hulu #huluween #callmemother #guncle

Posted @withrepost • @digitaltransarc Horton, No

Posted @withrepost • @gkoskovich The annual gala

Posted @withrepost • @gkoskovich The annual gala of the GLBT Historical Society Museum and Archives (@glbt_history) in San Francisco always features an exceptional silent auction including scarce LGBTQ ephemera, photos, art and memorabilia.

"Reunion 2022," the in-person gala, is coming up October 19 — but you can bid online starting now. Bidding closes at the end of the evening of the 19th.

As a dealer, I've donated three lots, including the one seen here: a real-photo postcard from circa 1903 by Waléry (pseudonym of Stanisław Julian Ignacy Ostrorog,1863–1935).

One of a series of promotional postcards for the Florida Creole Girls, a little-documented troupe of seven African American performers who presented a cross-dressed cakewalk act on music-hall stages in France and across Europe starting around 1903.

The cakewalk was a dance form that emerged from the culture of enslaved people on plantations in the antebellum American South—a comic parade of exaggerated gestures which mocked the elaborate society dances of the White plantation owners.

The Florida Creole Girls dressed in what would have been read as "Spanish" boy’s clothing. In keeping with conventions of operetta and music-hall trouser acts, they retained some feminine signifiers such as women’s hairstyles and shoes to wink knowingly at the cross-gender illusion.

By wearing short pants and tight stockings, they showed more leg than otherwise would have been allowed for women performers, paradoxically turning the boy outfits into an arousing draw for straight men (and incidentally, not a few women-loving-women).

To bid on this and all the other lots, see link in bio.

#lgbt #lgbtq #queer #lgbthistory #lgbtqhistory #musichall #vaudeville #cakewalk #crossdressing #crossdressers #drag #dragking #women #blackwomen #blackhistory #vintagepostcard #postcard #paris #france

DKH LECTURE on SUN OCT 9th at 7pm in Berlin !! 🌟 Festival Link in bio🌟

at English Theatre Berlin
Fidicinstraße 40
10965 Berlin - Kreuzberg

In 2018, Mo B. Dick and Ken Vegas @kenvegas.dragking teamed up to create dragkinghistory.com, a free resource library to preserve this art form. In 2020, this dynamic duo granted permission to be archived in The U.S. Library of Congress ! This lecture presentation will showcase the extensive history of female-born performers who donned men's attire for theatrical purposes from breeches roles to en travesti, variety to vaudeville, male impersonation to drag kings, and drag kings to the gender free. Starting with the Tang Dynasty (618 A.D.) in China through to today, performer's stories will be woven together to reflect the through line from yesteryear to the go drag! Festival 2022.

Photo: Dave Morffy
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #godrag #godrag2022 #berlin #berlinnightlife

Drag King History is rocking in Berlin at the go d

Drag King History is rocking in Berlin at the go drag ! Festival @godrag22 Mo B. Dick @mrmobdick will be there live in person on Sun OCT 9th at 7pm 🌟
->LINK IN BIO<-
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #godrag #godrag2022 #berlin #berlinnightlife

How exciting‼️DKH is going to Berlin for the @

How exciting‼️DKH is going to Berlin for the @godrag22 Festival & @mrmobdick will be doing a DKH presentation on Sun Oct 9th - FESTIVAL LINK IN BIO 🌟🎉
🎥 @talktorebekah 🙏🏼
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Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #kenvegas #godrag22 #berlin

Meet Helixir Jynder Byntwell, SFDK 26 contest winn

Meet Helixir Jynder Byntwell, SFDK 26 contest winner 👑🏆🌟 crowned on Sun Aug 21, 2022
Drag King Extraordinaire, @helixirdrag started doing drag a couple of years ago and now sets stages all over the Bay Area of CA on fire with his sexy comedic style, beefcake twerker dance moves, and winning smile. Guaranteed to keep you gagging hence the triumphant win❣️
He’s not only SFDK 26 winner, and they are MX. Royal Bunny 2022 SF Ducal Court
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SFDK Contest is produced & hosted by DK Legend @fudgiefrottage
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Photos by:
1. The Winner @kanecandrade
2. Performance @joseph_niles_photography
3. Announced @joseph_niles_photography
4. Crowned @joseph_niles_photography

Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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#sfdkcontest #sfdk26 #drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #kenvegas

THANK YOU to all who supported our DKH fundraiser❣️If you missed it, don’t worry we got you covered 🌟You can view the recorded event anytime anywhere until Sep 18th : TIX LINK IN BIO. We have a pay what you can offer so anyone can check it out. Learn about Drag King History with never before seen footage from 1997 Club Casanova DK shows in NYC - super cool stuff !! Thanks for all your support 💝
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Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #kenvegas

Posted @withrepost • @murrayhill Showbiz ✨Than

Posted @withrepost • @murrayhill Showbiz ✨Thank you @televisionacad for asking me to write about my TV experiences for their "In My Opinion" series. Truly honored to be asked...and seen! I'll be watching tonight! 📺 Big TY to @bridgeteverett @cstraussy @hbo @amyschumer @hulu @paulfeig @fox and #jonathanames ✨ As the kids say, link in bio☝🏼#showbiz #middleagedman #comedy #representationmatters
#dragkinghistory
📷 @patrickjamesmiller

Posted @withregram • @gkoskovich Adventures in B

Posted @withregram • @gkoskovich Adventures in Book-Dealing: A Belle Epoque postcard depicting a giant egg containing a woman dressed as a male 18th-century aristocrat courting a woman likewise dressed in 18th-century garb.

The card is one of a narrative series of six starting with the closed egg followed by the two figures peeping out and ultimately sitting in the egg for a sensual snuggle.

All the cards are postmarked 1903 and were mailed within France to a certain Mademoiselle A. Lefort. The only messages are short notes written on the images — in this case, in English.

The early years of the 20th century were the high point of postcard publishing. Seasonal iconography was popular. The series of which this card is a part may well have been produced for Easter greetings.

In addition, the card is an example of another popular genre: scenes depicting cross-dressed women courting other women. Such images recall the trouser roles common on the French stage at the time.

The giant egg also would no doubt have looked familiar to postcard buyers of the era: It's just the sort gimmick used by music-hall performers, who would be wheeled on stage hidden inside a nonsensical oversized object from which they would make a surprise appearance.

As a dealer, I've scouted the full set of giant-egg postcards. They're now in the holdings of the Human Sexuality Collection (@cornellsexcollects) at the Cornell University Library (@rarecornell).

#queerhistory #vintagephotography #vintagepostcards #musichall #drag #france #1900s #drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion

WATCH THE KINGSTORY OF CLUB CASANOVA NOW! [Tix lin

WATCH THE KINGSTORY OF CLUB CASANOVA NOW!
[Tix link in bio]

Photos of - By:
1.) Mo B. Dick - Del LaGrace Volcano
2.) Diane Torr - Del LaGrace Volcano
3.) Dred - Yvon Baumann
4.) Murray Hill for Mayor - Lucien Samaha
5.) Club Casanova Performers - Lucien Samaha
6.) Shon - Vivienne Maricevic
7.) Buster Hymen, Julie Wheeler, Rebecca Weinberg - Vivienne Maricevic
8.) Venus Boyz - Directed by Gabriel Baur
9.) The Drag King Book - Photos by Del LaGrace Volcano and written by Judith "Jack" Halberstam

Thank you to everyone who supports Dragkinghistory.com by attending The Kingstory of Club Casanova!

Tickets to view the show will be available to view until Sept 18th. Be a part of history and grab your tickets and watch the show today!

During this event we will be sharing the story of Club Casanova, the world’s first weekly Drag King party produced and hosted by Mo B. Dick. We will explore how Drag Kings emerged from a historical perspective, and showcase the immense influence Club Casanova had on the arrival of Drag King troupes, groups and collectives around the world.

Many notable Drag Kings got their start at Club Casanova including: Mo B. Dick, Dred, Murray Hill, The Kase Family, Labio, Evil Cave Boy and more. You will witness never before seen footage from Club Casanova shows filmed in 1997. Plus, you will be hearing from many of the former Club Casanova Drag Kings and those who were a part of the magic that paved the way for the advent of today's Drag King culture.

Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #kenvegas

‼️TODAY‼️Thu SEP 8th* tune in via Zoom any

‼️TODAY‼️Thu SEP 8th* tune in via Zoom anywhere @ the world for our DKH fundraiser 🌟TIX LINK IN BIO🌟
Our last one was 4 years ago so we don’t ask for help often. We need your support to maintain this project, every dollar helps
*If you can’t make it today know that your tix purchase allows you to view the recorded event anytime between Sep 9-18
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These photos are by Zurich based photographer Yvon Baumann from 1996 at Club Casanova in NYC :
1. Justin Kase & Mo B Dick
2. Shon & Dred
3. Mo B Dick & Sherry Vine
4. Chico Soda
5. Labio & Mo B Dick

Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #kenvegas #nyc #eastvillage #nycnightlife #1990s

In 1997, @murrayhill announced his candidacy for M

In 1997, @murrayhill announced his candidacy for Mayor of New York City at Club Casanova.

Murray was the very 1st and only Drag King to run for Mayor of New York City.

Witness Murray Hill announcing his candidacy for Mayor from our rare never-before-seen footage Club Casanova vault at our Drag King History fundraiser Sep 8

Come join us for our History of Club Casanova event this Thursday, Sept. 8th
at 5pm PST/8pm EST/1am GMT (TIX LINK IN BIO)
*your tix purchase allows you to view the recorded event until Sep 18

During this event we will be sharing the story of Club Casanova, the world’s first weekly Drag King party produced and hosted by Mo B. Dick. We will explore how Drag Kings emerged from a historical perspective, and showcase the immense influence Club Casanova had on the arrival of Drag King troupes, groups and collectives around the world.

Many notable Drag Kings got their start at Club Casanova including: Mo B. Dick, Dred, Murray Hill, The Kase Family, Labio, Evil Cave Boy and more. You will witness never before seen footage from Club Casanova shows filmed in 1997. Plus, you will be hearing from many of the former Club Casanova Drag Kings and those who were a part of the magic that paved the way for the advent of today's Drag King culture.

Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #kenvegas

Dred was a very popular member of Club Casanova an

Dred was a very popular member of Club Casanova and Drag King Legend.

They were the Original Gender Bender, Lip Sync Assassin, and "One of the Greatest Drag Kings of All Time".

When Dred took the stage the room stopped to witness performance mastery and creativity take form before our eyes.

Photos:
1.) @dellagracevolcano
2.) @bousanbear
3.) Gabriel Baur - Venus Boyz
4.) Morgan Gwenwald
5.) @luciensamaha_onfilm
6.) Yvon Baumann

Join us on Thu, SEP 8th via Zoom* at 5pm PST/8pm EST/1am GMT (TIX LINK IN BIO)
*your tix purchase allows you to view the recorded event until Sep 18

During this event we will be sharing the story of Club Casanova, the world’s first weekly Drag King party produced and hosted by Mo B. Dick. We will explore how Drag Kings emerged from a historical perspective, and showcase the immense influence Club Casanova had on the arrival of Drag King troupes, groups and collectives around the world.

Many notable Drag Kings got their start at Club Casanova including: Mo B. Dick, Dred, Murray Hill, The Kase Family, Labio, Evil Cave Boy and more. You will witness never before seen footage from Club Casanova shows filmed in 1997. Plus, you will be hearing from many of the former Club Casanova Drag Kings and those who were a part of the magic that paved the way for the advent of today's Drag King culture.

Drag King History is curated by @mrmobdick & @kenvegas.dragking
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#drag #dragking #dragkings #nonbinary #trans #maleillusionist #maleimpersonator #breechesrole #entravesti #crossdresser #dragkinghistory #lesbianhistory #transhistory #lgbtqhistory #feminist #represent #representationmatters #diversityequityinclusion #mrmobdick #kenvegas #dred #Dreddragking #light #dragkinglegend 💯🎉🔥

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