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Shawntel K. Bonet

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Shawntel K Bonet

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In February, Blaque/OUT got the honor of covering the NYC Center for Black Pride "Spotlight on Fashion" Show for Fashion Week. Lee Soulja gave us an enchanting walk through Black Queer Fashion, and this month we get to take you along for that journey. Our photographer, Nzari Usiku got so many incredible shots, we struggled to decide which to publish. We passed them around, we voted and they broke even. They were all amazing. At the end of the day I chose to highlight, not one of the models or designers but the performer that night... Shawntel K. Bonet out of Brooklyn.

Right now Trans lives and thus Drag performers are under attack in our country. They have delighted and dazzled us for generations. They are Art, they are Fashion, they are the Show, they are Qulture.

Activism is by nature performative. You speak up to make noise, to draw attention, to create change. Here at Blaque/OUT we try not to respond to crisis , to defend based on need or follow the headlines. We try to show up every day, in every way for each and every member of our Black & Brown LGBTQ+ community. But just in case you forgot, BLAQUE/OUT

SUPPORTS DRAG QUEENS today and every day.