What Next: The Drag King Who Loves Performing for Kids
Deep in the heart of Texas, they performed in drag, for kids and enthusiastic crowds. But as state legislation moved to ban drag performances, they stopped lip syncing and spoke for themself\u2014and the queer people who depend on them at their day job.\xa0\xa0\n\nThis is the second installment in What Next\u2019s Pride Month series. \u201cAfter They Testified\u201d is about the Americans who\u2019ve shown up in the last year to speak out against anti-queer legislation, how it felt to do so, and what came next.\n\nGuest: Jay Thomas, AKA Bobby Pudrido, an Austin, Texas-based drag king and care coordinator.\xa0\n\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence\u2014and you\u2019ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work.\n\nThis Pride Month, make an impact by helping Macy\u2019s and The Trevor Project on their mission to fund life-saving suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices