There was an epic concert in Minneapolis last night for Puerto Rican disaster relief organized by none other than Phi Phi O’Hara (who worked in association with Flip Phone Events, an LGBT promotions company). Twenty-eight Drag Race drag queens – including Bob the Drag Queen, Katya, Alexis Michelle, Jiggly Client, Chad Michaels, Ginger Minj, and emcee Naysha Lopez – performed at the prestigious First Avenue club (where Prince got his start), bringing in an estimated $50,000. Organizers hope to raise Phi Phi’s fundraising goal of between $75,000 and $100,000 when all is said and done. And a great night was had by all.
via NewNowNext:
The performers all donated their time, as well as tips and merchandise sales. Several had connections to Puerto Rico, including Yara Sofia, who was born on the island. Her infamous catch phrase—”Echa pa’lante” (or “keep moving forward”)—has a deeper meaning since Hurricane Maria.
And O’Hara hopes to keep moving forward with her charitable work, perhaps reuniting the queens for benefits for HIV/AIDS and breast cancer.
“Queens United is a great name,” she says. “I hope we bring it back. Because our president is not doing his job, we have to step up to the plate.”
“I’m totally breaking brand for this,” O’Hara told NewNowNext backstage at First Avenue. “It’s powerful. It’s showing how much power one person can do, whether you have a TV persona people like or not. This is reality.”
Very inspiring!
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