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Bianca Del Rio on Why Her New Movie “Hurricane Bianca” Is So Timely

By James St. James on September 21, 2016 1:29 pm

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Bianca Del Rio has a new film out this week, Hurricane Bianca, about a New York teacher who is fired from a conservative school in Texas for being gay, then returns in drag to get revenge. She sat down with Huffington Post Queer Voices to talk about why the subject matter is so timely.

The Huffington Post: For those people who have been out of the loop since you won “Drag Race,” catch us up! What have you been up to?
Bianca Del Rio: Besides combing wigs and washing tights? Well last year I did my first stand-up comedy tour in six different countries and filmed it for release on Vimeo.com. I also filmed a movie called “Hurricane Bianca” which is premiering in NYC on September 19 and will be released digitally on iTunes, Amazon, Vimeo, and Wolfe OnDemand on September 23. My new stand-up tour called “Not Today Satan” also kicked off this year in Australia, and I’m touring the U.S. with it from September 28 to November 9.

What was inspiration for your new film?
Hurricane Bianca was the creation of my friend Matt Kugelman. He came up with the idea about eight or nine years ago, wrote the script, did a couple of crowdfunding campaigns and then directed the filming of it last year. The movie tells the story of a New York teacher who is fired from a small Texan school for being gay and returns disguised at “Bianca” to wreak revenge on the town. It’s a comedic take on a serious topic because in more than half of the states in the U.S., you can legally be fired for being gay.

This film is obviously a comedy but it’s also extremely political. What do you ultimately want people to take away from this film?
I want people to laugh and have a good time. But I’d also like for people to be aware that even though great achievements have been made in the U.S. regarding LGBT rights, we still have a long way to go. It’s wonderful that same-sex couples can legally get married in all 50 states now, but employers in 29 of those states can legally fire someone simply for their sexual orientation. How crazy and unfair is that?! More people need to be made aware of that so we can fight to end LGBT employment discrimination.

Read the whole interview here.

Hurricane Bianca will be digitally released on Sept. 23

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