Ashleigh Atwell's article on drag life in Atlanta was very interesting and I had wished that it was longer and featured actual pictures of Georgia State students in drag. I have to say though that I believe that her use of "she" was incorrect. Those who dress in drag are still very much so men and should be referred to as "he." They only perform impersonating women. Their characters are "she" but when referring to how these characters had been created, to what city did they live, moved to, and who mentored them in their careers they should have been referred to as "he" because indeed it was a man who "went about" such a journey and career.
If the people featured identified as transgendered then that would have been appropriate, but they do not. Atwell should have made such a distinction between drag queen, transsexual, transgender, etc. But instead referring to them as "she" even in their daily lives was misleading. Drag Queens don't want to actually live like a woman. Gay men do not want to be women. Being a woman is not a choice. Being gay is not a choice. After a Drag Queen walks off stage he gets to enjoy male privilege. Being a Drag Queen and making a career out of it, actually, is something a woman could never do because she is a woman
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