42 min
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In this episode of Influx, we discuss our favourite fracker Rupaul. Okay, fracking jokes aside (it’s hard not to make many tbh) this week we’re taking a moment to talk Rupaul’s Drag Race. The VH1 reality show featuring drag queen competitors vying for the title of “Next Drag Superstar” is often pointed to as the quintessential queer show. But is it?
We sat down with gender performer, artist, and singer Sebastian Yourmum (@sebforthemoms) to chat about the space that RuPaul’s Drag Race takes up in mainstream culture. And the space it at times takes away from the world of drag performance at large that includes Drag Kings, AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth) Queens, and Gender Performers.
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This episode of Influx was recorded and produced in Toronto by Amreen Kullar and Kyle Jarencio in May 2021. You can find them online independently @amreenk_ and @fragilekyle and together @influxthepod. Our intro music is by Boy Garçon (@nadom_) and our cover art is by Andrew O’Brien (@hooker_green). Episode edited by Amreen.
Sebastian Yourmum aka Sky-Ravinn Ffrench (she/they/he) is an up and coming queer Jamican-Canadian musician, and the lead singer and bass player in Pigeon the Band. Building on their roots in slam poetry, photography, and zine making their art is motivated by uplifting the queer voice and journey. Find them online @skyravinn. Support Pigeon by the Band by streaming their music and following @pigeonbandofficial.
In this episode of Influx, we discuss our favourite fracker Rupaul. Okay, fracking jokes aside (it’s hard not to make many tbh) this week we’re taking a moment to talk Rupaul’s Drag Race. The VH1 reality show featuring drag queen competitors vying for the title of “Next Drag Superstar” is often pointed to as the quintessential queer show. But is it?
We sat down with gender performer, artist, and singer Sebastian Yourmum (@sebforthemoms) to chat about the space that RuPaul’s Drag Race takes up in mainstream culture. And the space it at times takes away from the world of drag performance at large that includes Drag Kings, AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth) Queens, and Gender Performers.
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This episode of Influx was recorded and produced in Toronto by Amreen Kullar and Kyle Jarencio in May 2021. You can find them online independently @amreenk_ and @fragilekyle and together @influxthepod. Our intro music is by Boy Garçon (@nadom_) and our cover art is by Andrew O’Brien (@hooker_green). Episode edited by Amreen.
Sebastian Yourmum aka Sky-Ravinn Ffrench (she/they/he) is an up and coming queer Jamican-Canadian musician, and the lead singer and bass player in Pigeon the Band. Building on their roots in slam poetry, photography, and zine making their art is motivated by uplifting the queer voice and journey. Find them online @skyravinn. Support Pigeon by the Band by streaming their music and following @pigeonbandofficial.
42 min