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Dykadellic Meets Kings of Joy: Get Ready for the Ultimate LGBTIQ+ Party Experience! drag king culture Jul 14, 2023

Are you ready to embrace a night of absolute euphoria and revelry? Brace yourselves, friends, because the Kings of Joy are hitting the stage at Dykadellic, the hottest new lesbian dance party in town! Prepare for a series of five electrifying gigs that will leave you breathless, wanting more, and...

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Drag Kingdom Makes a Difference drag king culture kings of joy kings of joy all-stars Jul 07, 2023

Watching the faces of the audience as they witness King after King being fully self-expressed is the biggest reward at Drag Kingdom. I see facial expressions of awe, downright shock, and hope that the liberation being demonstrated on stage is possible for those watching. And it is.

The journey o...

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The Many Faces of Drag Kingdom: 35 Drag Kings on Stage drag king culture kings of joy kings of joy all-stars Jun 29, 2023

What do you get when you take 35 Drag Kings from the Kings of Joy community and give them a stage? As much fun as you can have with your clothes on…

Drag Kingdom is the largest Drag King show in the world. Held only twice a year in Sydney’s funky theatre, The Red Rattler, it brings together the ...

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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** 

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. 

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

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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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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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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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The magic of being a first-time Drag King drag king culture performance Mar 30, 2023

Being a first-time Drag King can be a transformative and empowering experience. My first time performing as a Drag King in 2011 in Melbourne certainly was. And later in Sydney when a mutual friend and Drag King, That Guy Steve, introduced me and Chris, it was while performing in a Drag King group...

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Staying sane in the face of public hate drag king culture Mar 23, 2023

First comes the shock - especially when it's unexpected. You're scrolling along on socials and boom - there's a post that shows you firsthand the nazi salute made by a tiny group of self-proclaimed neo-nazis holding a hateful sign aimed at people who are trans. No, not in America. Here in Austral...

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Queer self-care after Sydney WorldPride drag king culture Mar 18, 2023

Was anyone else completely exhausted by Fair Day with WorldPride? In Sydney we were hosting the Sydney WorldPride event. Normally you have Mardi Gras and that's a great festival. This year we had WorldPride, which was like Mardi Gras on steroids. It was epic. There were events, crossing over left...

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Why Drag Kings don’t need toxic masculinity drag king culture performance Mar 10, 2023

Are you sick of experiences of toxic masculinity, where masculine expression comes out sideways in impactful and harmful ways? 

Yeah, me too. That's why, at Kings of Joy, we don't do representations of toxic masculinity onstage. It could be really easy to invent a Drag King character who is an egot...

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