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Live from Drag Kingdom: How I Discovered my Purpose as The King Coach drag king culture Jun 09, 2023

**Special announcement**Ā 

Tickets are now on sale for Kings of Joy’s Pride edition of Drag Kingdom! With 30+ Drag Kings performing and 10% of all proceeds going to our LGBT refugee friends living in Block 13, Kakuma, Kenya this will be a night to remember.Ā 

Thurs 29 June - selling fast. Grab yo...

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Self-Cultivation for Queer Bodies queer relating Jun 02, 2023

Every moment you invest in yourself is filling your cup. When you pour goodness and kindness into yourself you are juicing up your soul. It’s like priming the soil to receive all of the universe’s abundance that is ready and waiting for you.

To cultivate the self is to grow, to improve and to de...

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How to buy a binder that fits drag king costume drag king culture Jun 01, 2023

If you are planning to get into the world of Drag Kings, chances are you have heard about chest binding. Binding is the process of flattening your chest to achieve a more masculine or non-binary appearance. It may be something you want to do as a Drag King while performing to capture a more authe...

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Divine Androgyny & the Power of Integration queer relating May 26, 2023

Androgyny is the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics into an ambiguous form. And yet some people define androgyny as the state of being neither specifically feminine or masculine. So which is it?Ā 

One of the things I love about androgyny is that it leaves people with ambiguity....

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Why Ru Paul is my guru, not my saviour drag king culture May 26, 2023

Ru Paul. A household name. His empire stretches across the galaxy and can be watched through Ru Paul’s Drag Race in many cultures. Drag Queen Entertainment has become a spectacular global sport. And it’s fabulous.

Many in the Drag King community have criticised Ru Paul for not including Drag Kin...

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Queer Culture at its Finest: The Kings of Joy Meets Qtopia Museum drag king culture May 19, 2023

Qtopia Sydney is Australia’s first dedicated Queer Museum. Imagine walking into a Queer Museum designed for education, memory and celebration. In 5 years' time, school groups and groups of colleagues will bustle through learning about our unique and diverse LGBTQIA+ histories. There will be a thr...

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Nothing But Love: Embracing Your Queer Feminine Energy queer relating May 12, 2023

There has been so much written about feminine energy by straight women. You could spend a whole lifetime wading through the thinking, books and art that have been produced. I want to talk about divine feminine energy within a queer context.

As with all gender energies, the gender you were assign...

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How to cultivate masculine energy performance queer relating May 06, 2023

Gender only exists in language. And it’s made up by humans.

Gender refers to the social and cultural roles, attitudes, behaviors, and expectations associated with being a ā€˜man’ or a ā€˜woman’.Ā  It is a social construct and can vary across different cultures and contexts.Ā 

Popular language evolves ov...

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Make your Drag King Come Alive on Stage performance May 01, 2023

Why are some people able to shoot off straight after Kings of Joy Gold Stars and go solo while others are not sure what to do next or even where to start?

I’m Danica Lani, the King Coach and I’ve proudly mentored 78 first-time Drag Kings through Kings of Joy since December 2020.

I want to share...

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Blinded? How narrative can help you see choreography performance Apr 27, 2023

Do you remember a moment when you froze in front of a group of people? You might have been standing in front of your classroom as a kid or even on stage in a school play. In the split second of this experience, we make a decision. I’m never doing that again. And we don’t. We stop putting our hand...

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Feeling Stressed and Out of Balance? It Might Be Your Gender Identity queer relating Apr 21, 2023

I’m standing in the kitchen, a dropped plate on the floor, staring at my hand. There’s quite a cut on my palm and it’s starting to bleed. This is my wake-up call.

Whenever I injure myself, I take it as a reminder that I’m not present. And that I need to get present pronto. On a bigger level, the...

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But why Drag? 10 ways drag can make you a more rounded human. drag king culture Apr 20, 2023

Imagine a place, a safe place, among people who get you on some level, who perhaps have a similar lived experience... imagine gathering together, week after week to lean into and explore gender. It's what I recommend in all my queer tantra workshops. Lean into a variety of gender expressions. Giv...

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