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Drag as Defiance and Celebration | Calgary News
Drag queens took center stage at Calgary’s Cowboys Music Festival, smashing records and celebrating queer culture in the world’s largest drag show — but behind the glitter, discrimination still lingers, as one performer recounts a rideshare driver refusing service just hours before going on stage. Amid the joyous spectacle, activists warn that new provincial laws are silencing queer youth, forcing them out of vital support programs and into unsafe spaces. Yet, with stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race, a surprise mayor’s appearance, and a crowd united across Alberta, the festival proved that drag…
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