Mike said:OT no doubt approves whole heartedly. This sort of stuff gives everyone the chance to be "different". :lol: :lol:
But on Saturday, servicemembers here may have been the first to take to the stage and perform as drag queens on a military installation in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender troops.
Tam said:As I see it there is a BIG difference from bringing in entertainers that dress as women to entertain the troops and the gay troop members dressing up and entertain their fellow troops.
But on Saturday, servicemembers here may have been the first to take to the stage and perform as drag queens on a military installation in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender troops.
"Homosexual conduct was illegal and men were charged for it; we don't know how many. There are 15,000 court marshal records. But because it would often be called something different, like 'conduct unbecoming,' it's complicated. No one has gone through to learn how many gay soldiers were charged. It would be a completely hit and miss process."
Cook gestures to a large photograph featuring a line-up of soldiers in drag.
"On top of that people didn't talk about sex then. Even between heterosexual couples, in letters there's seldom any reference to sex. So while being homosexual was illegal and never talked about, at the same time, it was normal and expected to have cross-dressing. There were these plays and cabarets and because there were no women to play the female parts, it was expected that men would. These cross-dressing acts were wildly popular."
But on Saturday, servicemembers here may have been the first to take to the stage and perform as drag queens on a military installation in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender troops.
Drag queens and drag kings, to be precise.
Six service members — gay, lesbian and straight — donned heavy makeup to dance and lip sync songs such as “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” for a raucous capacity crowd at the Rocker NCO Club at Kadena Air Base.