The Rainbow (or Gay Pride) Flag was created by artist and vexillographer Gilbert Baker, a friend of the late Harvey Milk, in 1978. The flag debuted at […]
drag history
Men in heels: Bollywood’s best drag queens of all time
Over the years, actors from Mehmood to Shammi Kapoor and from Amitabh Bachchan to Imran Khan have donned kohl, lipstick and women’s clothes to get […]
Drag History: JULIAN ELTINGE
Julian Eltinge (Julian Dalton) was an American drag queen and popular stage and screen actor in the early 1900’s. He began his career as a […]
Sylvia Rivera (1951 – 2002). Drag Queen, Stonewall Activist.
Civil rights pioneer Sylvia Rivera was one of the instigators of the Stonewall uprising, an event that helped launch the modern gay rights movement. Seventeen-year-old […]
Drag History Diva-Charles Pierce
Charles Pierce was one of the 20th century’s foremost female impersonators and drag, and a pioneer if you will, for future drag queens. Charles was […]
Drag Queen Jolene De Palma Makes Her Big Debut
The art of drag predates recorded history. One can imagine primitive cave gays slipping on their finest lady animal pelts, sipping cave cosmos and lip-synching […]
A brief history of drag
Here at The Queer Sphere we’re interested in all aspects of gay culture so inspired by the BettaKultcha presentation by Martin Carter (or Maria Millionaire […]
Drag History: Queer Jubu Hero: Pieter-Dirk Uys — See Him In Darling! At The Jewish Film Festival
You have only two opportunities to see a film about the most politically subversive and influential drag queen in living history (if not all history). […]
Drag and the Past: Jackie Jackson.
Do you know or are an amazing original drag artist who should be featured here? Let us know through an email at darryl@dragqueens-oftheworld.com. […]
Drag Queen Trailblazer La Rue Biopic Planned
He was the first female impersonator to perform for Her Majesty – now a film is to be made of Danny La Rue’s colourful life. […]