A date with Indian drag queen Betta Naan Stop at The Lalit Great Eastern
Plus, drag queens and gogo boys that shone bright at these Kitty Su pop-up pride nights
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My Kolkata Web Desk |
Published 16.06.22, 01:14 PM
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Betta Naan Stop (right), who is known as ‘the Indian drag queen with the best dance moves’ will set the stage on fire on June 25 at TLGE as part of ‘The Naan Stop Tour’
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Showstopper Betta Naan Stop enthralling a rapt audience at a pride party in TLGE a few months ago
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Pride nights at The Lalit Great Eastern (TLGE) go by the name of Kitty Su Pop-Up in association with Pink Party Kolkata
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#PureLove is the hashtag for the LGBTQ nights
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Gogo boys and drag queens perform at the Pride parties, which are held every month at the heritage hotel in Dalhousie Square
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Drag queen Ivanka Das performs at a drag night at TLGE. ‘Before my transition, drag was the only way for me to show off the woman in me. Being a performing drag queen today, I can see my journey from what I was to who I am now, and it has filled my life with love and happiness,’ said Ivanka in an interview to Vogue India
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DJ Kitty Glitter started out in Sydney 20 years ago. Today, she is one of the names to reckon with in the drag scene, having also played at Lady Gaga’s private party in Melbourne some years ago. ‘The element of drag queen sets me apart as a DJ,’ said Kitty in an interview to The Telegraph. ‘I think the true impact of drag is the message: You can do whatever you want to do and be what you want to be’
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A selfie spot at the Kitty Su Pop-Up. The hotel group’s executive director, Keshav Suri, is an advocate of inclusion at the workplace. The Keshav Suri Foundation empowers and employs members from the LGBTQ community and organises workshops on rainbow parenting among other initiatives
