Arthur Ozerov, who volunteered for the military, used drag to help unlock a part of himself he’d been suppressing.
Members of the audience reach for drag queen Adele during a drag show in Kyiv, Ukraine.KYIV, Ukraine ― The crowd at G-Versace Club ― mainly queer men, but also a sizable proportion of young women ― went as wild for every performer as the audience might at a Beyoncé or BTS concert. The Feb. 11 show opened with “the Go-Go GIANNI Boys,” a troupe of scantily clad, svelte men who danced choreographed numbers.
While all were eager to forget the war for a few hours, it wasn’t ignored, either. Toward the end of the show, all of the drag queens gathered on stage for one grand ensemble piece. Together, they stood tall while the entire club sang along with the popular “Army Remix” of “Oi u luzi chervona kalyna”, a powerful military anthem that has symbolized Ukrainian resistance since the War of Independence from 1917 to 1921.That Saturday, the club opened at 2 p.m.
Despite what he and the rest of the country went through, there was an unexpected positive outcome of the war, he said.“I became much more open. The war made me brave,” Ozerov said. “I came out [as gay] in June, it allowed me to be free now. I calmly talk about my passion for drag culture and am not afraid of judgment from others.”Aura poses on stage before a drag show at G-Versace Club.
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