Interview with Andy Taubman

An interview with Andy Taubman. Andy is a drag king performer, producer, mentor, workshop maker and event manager and community builder and serves as the Director of Youth Services at Youth Pride Rhode Island. Topics in order of discussion include: definition of "drag king", beginning as a performer in Seattle in 2000, Seattle drag and queer scenes in the 2000s, Rhode Island drag scene and starting to produce drag shows, differences between drag kings and drag queens, growing up in Rhode Island and attending a Catholic high school, being labeled a tomboy as a child, decision to attend Evergreen State College in Washington state, change in progressivism and conservatism since growing up, motivation for drag, mentoring and production of drag shows, the development of having a drag house.

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Identifier: qb98mf830
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
Creator(s): Taubman, Andy
Contributor(s): North, Kennedy
Publisher: Providence Public Library
Genre: Oral Histories
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Subject(s): Randy Andy
Places: Washington > King County > City of Seattle > Seattle
Rhode Island > Providence County > City of Providence > Providence
Washington > Thurston County > Olympia
Topic(s): Drag community
Drag families
Drag fathers
Drag kings
Gender expression
Genderqueer people
LGBTQ+ communities
Male impersonators
Resource Type: Audio
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Language: English
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