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[–]Seahorse 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It was a big part of gay culture 20/30/40 years ago.

It's probably not as much anymore but as a young lesbian I loved watching the local drag shows.

It definitely was a huge aspect of gay culture.

[–]hatsofpotato 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

(Edited: Sorry! Just realize that I responded to the wrong comment in the thread- lol. Oh well, I'll leave it here anyways, as a comment in agreement with yours.)

It's been for both gay men and lesbians in our history. In recent times, the straights have been getting more into it as it bled into popular culture.

But yeah. I saw a ton of drag shows in my "baby dyke" phase in the 90s/early00s; also had a ton of gay dude friends that did drag sometimes. I guess you'd say I'm a lesbian who was raised with drag culture being a part of gay culture.

A lot of the songs, drama, and jokes in the performances relate to gay culture in a tongue-in-cheek way. It's funny and entertaining, for both gay men and lesbians. (The straights are learning gay culture so starting to get the humor too nowadays.)

[–]Seahorse 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah I don't understand the comments saying it's straight women and gay men that like it....like what?

I don't think some of these kids get out a lot🤣