I remember my days in high school. Back then they taught likes like reading, writing and arithmetic. Of course that seems like so long ago, as proven what this Tucson high school is doing. The Tucson High Magnet School will how it’s first ever “drag show” in early May. Tucson is like the San Francisco of Arizona, so maybe I shouldn’t be all that surprised. I’ll bet the parents are though.
If it’s any consolation Tucson, those drag queens putting on a show in your public high school might otherwise be hanging around libraries offering to read to preschoolers.
According to AZ Free News, Tucson High Magnet School (THMS) will be hosting “its first-ever drag show in early May.” First-ever? (OMG! Welcome to the 21st Century, Tucson.)
Don’t worry, though: school district “spokeswoman Karla Escamilla told AZ Free News that the drag show was a club activity coordinated by TUSD students, not staff … Participation in the show is voluntary in all capacities (performances, lighting, audio & visual, and outdoor stage set-up).”
And those students are being guided by a couple of serious education professionals. Zobella Vinik and Sunday Hamilton are “both THMS counselors that also lead the LGBTQ+ student club, ‘Q Space,’ in which students learn about LGBTQ+ history and are encouraged to explore their identities.”