Tara Lipsyncki, the Utah drag artist who hosts and produces the all-ages shows, delivered a firm message to the audience. “Let’s show them we aren’t the monsters they portray us as,” Lipsyncki said. “Tonight is about queer joy and youth.”
The “Bes-Teas” show returns after a hiatus, prompted by a Proud Boys protest outside a January performance
It had been seven weeks since the last “Bes-Teas” show, then held at a Salt Lake City tea shop, attracted a group of armed protesters identifying themselves as members of the Proud Boys. The group, led by someone carrying a semi-automatic rifle and a 9mm handgun, Lipsyncki delivered a firm message to the audience, who were seated and standing in Sugar Space’s in-the-round event space. “Let’s show them we aren’t the monsters they portray us as,” Lipsyncki said. “Tonight is about queer joy and youth.”
The group wore protective gear, including armor plates. Some wore patches; one read “long live drag queens.” A Pride flag ruffled in the strong wind behind them. The group stayed outside, wearing trash bags to ward off the wind and rain, for the entire show.
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