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'Pride' drags into the night

Queer Pride Week ends with annual drag show promoting diversity, awareness, identity

Gail Cole

Issue date: 5/12/08 Section: News
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From left to right, Madelyn Freeman as herself, Ingrid Olive Udd (former King of the Beaver) as Cleatis Clit, and Chelsea Whitlow as herself, perform at the annual Pride Week Drag Show, hosted by the Rainbow Continuum in the MU ballroom Friday night.
Media Credit: Peter Chee
From left to right, Madelyn Freeman as herself, Ingrid Olive Udd (former King of the Beaver) as Cleatis Clit, and Chelsea Whitlow as herself, perform at the annual Pride Week Drag Show, hosted by the Rainbow Continuum in the MU ballroom Friday night.
OSU once again welcomed the LGBT community last Friday to celebrate diversity, friendship and fun, all while looking amazing.

The MU ballroom was filled with laughter and acceptance for the Drag Show, the final event of this year's Queer Pride Week.

Drag queens, kings and their entourage - each a student - took to the stage to show off their performance skills and promote gender diversity and acceptance.

The show was hosted by the Rainbow Continuum, who also hosted the fall's Cirque du So-Gay drag show. Proceeds raised by the show return to the Continuum to promote future shows and events like Pride Day.

According to the website, the Rainbow Continuum is an organization that promotes diversity among students as well as education about the LGBT community.

Ryan Landyn, a co-director of the Rainbow Continuum, said 500 attendees were expected at the show.

"It's just the big celebration," Landyn said about the show.

Peer Health Advocates participated in the event, according to Katy McHenry, a student coordinator, to promote safer sex and how to "be a friend of the community."

"We want to show how to become an ally," McHenry said.

The group's table was filled with free stickers, pins, goody bags and informational fliers. Peer Health Advocates also had a booth set up in the MU Quad throughout Pride Week.

Poison Waters, a drag queen performer from Portland, entertained the crowd between acts with stories and by poking fun at the crowd, all while wearing a sparkling brown dress.

Young adults from the Jackson Street Youth Shelter were just a few of the attendees eager to celebrate both the show and Pride Week.

"It's a fun thing to do," said Brian Kneeland, one of the attendees from the shelter. "The dresses will be cool, (as well as) people showing who they really are."

"I'm just looking to have fun!" said Angel Hutesell, another spectator from the community.
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