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About Me

Drag Union is a grassroots collective made up of gender performers, activists, allies, friends, partners, and others who are involved with/generally interested in queer performance arts based in Vancouver (Coast Salish Territory). This is a resource for people who are concerned about receiving adequate compensation for performing/participating in shows.

We are an organization that has anti-racist, anti-heterosexist, anti-homophobic, anti-sexist, anti-transphobic, anti-ableist, anti-classist, and anti-ageist ideologies.

We will be creating a list of producers/venues/promoters in our "heroes" section who believe in what the Drag Union stands for. They will be listed here, and can be used as a resource for performers/staff who wish to be compensated for their work. We will also offer our logo on flyers for shows that are in line with our values as a "stamp of approval," which can act as a guide for performers to which shows they will be paid at.

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Are you interested in getting paid for your participation in shows? Do you organize/produce/promote shows, and believe that performers should get compensated for their work? Add us! If you don't have MySpace, send your inquiries to [email protected]

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Testimonials from past shows

S.Quire-"I loved being a part of the Drag Union show because I felt like the duties were divided equally so we could all still have a lot of fun making it happen. I was really happy that all the friends I invited to come watch could get in for a minimal price. It felt good to be a part of something so accessible and community-oriented."

Edward Malaprop-"Performing with Drag Union was great fun and I got experience working at parts of a show I'd previously been unexposed to. 'Twas awesome."

Tommy Montana "Working with Drag Union was definatly a learning experience for me.Previously I had only performed a handful of times, and always withthe same group. Drag Union gave me a chance as an amateur to work withmore seasoned performers, and I was able to learn a lot from them. Iwas also seeing a very different side of what it takes to put on ashow. In spite of this though, the atmosphere was one of equality, aswe were all working equally hard on the show and gaining an equalamount of the dividends for our work."

Daxx"I enjoyed performing in Drag Union because everyone had an equal stake in the show. With all the performers working together, the show was a fun, collective event that I would definitely do again!"

My Blog

Uprising: A Storm is Brewing Underfoot

"Revolutions are the locomotives of history." - Karl MarxThe Revolution motors on, with a storm brewing underfoot. The pavement is hot as voices of dissent grow louder under the breath of the op...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:57:00 GMT

Misogyny and Sexism in Drag

Here's something I found on someone's blog called idke archives: " Open Space Letter from IDKE 4 jessicaeve 2006-12-19 11:07 pm UTC (link) I (Summer's Eve of DBT) was part of the Commi...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:46:00 GMT

Cultural Appropriation

Just so it's clear for the upcoming show, I'm posting what Drag Union's policies are on appropriation:First, a definition of cultural appropriation from wikipedia:"Cultural appropriation is the adopti...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:41:00 GMT

Some basic guidelines:

If you are interested in performing at a Drag Union show, there are some things you must keep in mind: 1) If you are white and are performing a song by an artist of colour, please do not impersonate t...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:07:00 GMT

A note to Drag Kings:

Much of the discussion on racism in the queer community revolves around you because you make yourself quite visible in this context. Participating in this show may make you question you...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:10:00 GMT