Community spotlight: getting to know drag legend Verushka Darling
“We used to live in Hong Kong, and when we visited my parents’ friends they had some ornamental glass slippers on the mantelpiece. I slipped them on… a showgirl was born.”
“We used to live in Hong Kong, and when we visited my parents’ friends they had some ornamental glass slippers on the mantelpiece. I slipped them on… a showgirl was born.”
“I work with several LGBTI events and charities and find collaborating with different people and organisations fun and rewarding, especially when it benefits the community”
“I fell over while doing Priscilla the musical dressed as a cupcake, and I couldn’t get off the floor because of the hoop skirt. I just lay there with my arms flailing”
“It’s important to document our history. If we don’t do it, no-one else will”
“I get up and go to work just like everyone else, then I come home, neck a bottle of wine, and cross dress for the community”
“I was really emotional when I saw my mum and dad at the first rally after the postal survey was announced. My mum is Malaysian-Chinese and grew up in a country where same-sex activity is still a crime today”
“I just want to create more visibility and safe spaces for my fellow people of colour”