# @houstonpubmedia on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CuaU0sqv5HE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66404947-houstonpubmedia-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-07-07T21:32:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jayla Rhodes (@jayrhomedia) — https://gondola.cc/jayrhomedia

## Caption

For queer people, drag shows are a place of acceptance, community and self-expression. To some Republicans, they represent a threat.

We stopped by a drag show at ReBar. The shows are usually hosted by the Bearded Beauty Blackberri, who's known for her facial hair, witty banter — she asks if patrons are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or eviction — and her Niki Minaj lip-syncs.

Blackberri has also done drag queen storytimes at a public library in Houston. The skin-tight body suit is replaced by a frilly dress, and she trades in the R-rated banter and Nicki Minaj lip syncs for a children's book. But the events still faced protests.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 12 into law. While it isn't a complete ban on drag, the law does take aim at any performance deemed "sexually oriented" in the presence of children.

🎙: Dominic Anthony Walsh / Houston Public Media
🎥: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media

#DragBrunch #HoustonMontrose #DragQueen #DragQueenShow #SB12 #BeardedBeautyBlackberri

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dragqueen, sb12, houstonmontrose, dragqueenshow, beardedbeautyblackberri, dragbrunch

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