What started as an online ripple became a wave of public comments at the last borough assembly meeting in Haines. At issue: The planned performance of the troupe Juneau Drag at the Southeast Alaska State Fair this summer.
at the Southeast Alaska State Fair this summer.
“Juneau Drag has done many public performances over the course of many years, and what they are going to present at the fair would be the same performance you would see in Skagway or Juneau at a public venue,” Douthit said. Assemblymember Gabe Thomas suggested getting all of the children out of the fair before the performance.
“I would say drag is an art form like any other art form, and it can be family-friendly, or it can be adult only,” Monroe said. “Just like music, like painting, just like dance performance, there is a range. So when we look at attending an art event, we look at who is going to be there. And we tailor the performance to that audience.”“We started out at some of the local bars, but then we started getting requests to perform outside of the bars.
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