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For real change to happen, we need to keep fighting.”Īnother drag queen, Emi Grate, canceled her show at the Monster in solidarity with Davenport. The Monster is going to wait this out and hope it blows over. Black people and people of color have had a long history of fighting for our community and we need our community to fight for us now. We must embrace and fight for our queer brothers and sisters of all races. Not speaking up would be like saying ‘You just have to take this.’ We have always been a community that fights hate. Our art has no home in a place where we are not respected. Other performers need to know that they don’t have to be mistreated. I had to speak up because I knew that not doing so would mean I was complicit in perpetuating these attitudes towards other artists. I’m saddened by the stance that Italo (and in their refusal to respond, The Monster Bar) has taken but unfortunately, I’m not surprised by it. the crowd at the bar two large men deep, mostly white people, having to scream at the people youre sitting with just to be heard over the din. TVs everywhere, maybe a table or two empty. Taking this step away from a place that I had considered my home was terrifying, and it’s a huge comfort to know that my nightlife family has my back. As we followed the kind hostess to a high table with bar stools, I remained dumbstruck by how long its been since Ive been in this scene. She later told OUT magazine: “First, thank you to everyone who has reached out and spoken up in support.