"When Oasis owner D'Arcy Drollinger was named the first Drag Laureate of San Francisco in May 2023, she was the first Drag Laureate ever named to any jurisdiction in the United States. (West Hollywood has since followed suit and named their own.) Drollinger's Drag Laureate tenure was only supposed to be 18 months, though ended up lasting more than two-and-a-half years. But that reign has now come to an end."
"Standing here today as your new Drag Laureate brings me so much joy, it really does, Per Sia said in the ceremony at Rooftop Elementary School, where Per Sia teaches an afterschool arts program. Though in her address, she added that drag performance is under attack. That means that my existence is being debated and targeted by people who don't know who we are. They don't know our community, don't know our realities, our work, and simply us. They don't know us."
"Per Sia has been a frequent Outside Lands Dolores Stage performer, starred in the 2013 viral video Google Google Apps Apps (which Youtube has taken down, but you can still see it below), and not unsurprisingly, a target of homophobic right-wing protesters at family-oriented events where she's performed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Per Sia (@per_sia) The official announcement is seen below, though regrettably, Mayor Lurie repeatedly mispronounces her name Per Sia as Persia, like the former name of Iran,"
D'Arcy Drollinger served as the nation’s first Drag Laureate of San Francisco beginning in May 2023 and held the role for over two-and-a-half years despite an intended 18-month tenure. Per Sia, a trans woman, longtime local drag performer, and afterschool arts teacher, has been appointed the new San Francisco Drag Laureate. Per Sia performs frequently at Outside Lands and starred in a 2013 viral video. Per Sia teaches an afterschool arts program at Rooftop Elementary School and said drag performance is under attack, with opponents debating and targeting the existence of drag performers. The civic duties of the Drag Laureate include public ceremonial appearances.
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