'There are things that are happening out there -- Kosovo definitely isn’t on the leading end of it.'
How did you first get into drag?
It all started as a kid. My scrawny attributes got me bullied quite a lot. All of these comments and perceptions fueled my idea of what “being” was, and especially of what being a “man” meant to me and the people around me. In the end, it was all about challenging those stereotypes. First, the stereotype of a man, then that of a woman and finally, that ofI’m what you call ‘a spooky queen’ and my drag persona is called Agatha Bones. My theme heavily relies on bondage.
The biggest and most recent achievement that Kosovo has made towards acknowledging the LGBTQ+ community was back in January 2020, when Blert Morina was permitted by law to officially change his name and his gender from “F” to “M”. This was after a two year fight in and out of courts, but he finally did it and set the case for everyone else. There’s been change for the last two years now, but there’s still very little support from anyone.
Misogyny exists inside the community as well, but I don’t dwell on that too much. What I really want is for queer culture to be able to express itself publicly, without fearing for their personal and professional lives. It should all be out in the open. No more underground. The people should know we’re here to stay. That's what Agatha Bones stands for.Growing up a musician, I was the lead singer in the band Gillespie.
. I’d say we’ve been successful so far. We’ve managed to make two albums and create a fan base of our own.There’s me, as the lead singer, Drin Tashi on guitar and keyboards, Granit Havolli on drums and Fatlind Ferati on bass. We’re part of a growing independent artist scene in Kosovo, and I’d say that the band’s sound is somewhere between indie, dream pop and R&B.in 2018. This album was influenced heavily by synths, backed up by catchy drums, pop guitars and bass lines.
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