Drag queen makes history in Paris cabaret

The Manila Times

Drag queen makes history in Paris cabaret  Violet Chachki, the first male-bodied drag queen to perform at the iconic Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris, aims to share the therapeutic experience she gained from drag during her appearance there.  Video by AFP  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #dragqueens

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00:24 So I'm going to be on these props that are

00:26 iconic and legendary and I'm going to be

00:28 the first male-bodied person. So

00:30 it is not only a dream come

00:32 true but it's historic.

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00:40 Drag culture

00:42 um, I mean for me

00:44 it was always therapeutic and it really

00:46 served as therapy for

00:48 me and escapism in my life and it

00:50 really, really helped me and now that I've

00:52 sort of reached this international level,

00:54 this international platform, I'm able

00:56 to sort of spread that therapy to other people

00:58 that might be lacking confidence

01:00 or feel like they don't fit in and

01:02 it means a huge deal.

01:04 [faint speaking]

01:06 I went to Catholic school as a child

01:08 so for me, um,

01:10 I was always told

01:12 I had a uniform and I couldn't wear this and I could

01:14 wear that and there were lots of gender-specific rules

01:16 so for me, drag was always rebellious.

01:18 It was always punk.

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01:24 Thank you so much.

01:26 Early on in my career a famous drag queen told me if you don't have any haters then

01:31 you're doing something wrong.

01:33 You know, you have to be pushing the envelope and pushing, you know, I mean, no well-behaved

01:37 woman ever made history.

01:39 You know, you have to break a few eggs to make an omelette.

01:42 Yeah, that's better.

01:43 Both are healthier.

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