A self-proclaimed “drag queen” guest at the White House is suspected of raping or attempting to rape multiple young men. investigation by rolling stone magazine.
Darius Jeremy (“DJ”) Pierce, who calls himself “Shangela,” is a huge hit in the “drag” industry, where men portray themselves as exaggerated versions of stereotypical femininity.
The magazine reported that he is “one of the most visible queer figures in pop culture.”
rolling stone He explained the charges as follows:
But behind the curtain, in hotel rooms and apartments, four people are making this claim. rolling stone They say Darius Jeremy (“DJ”) Pierce, the man behind the famous drag persona, either sexually assaulted them or tried to have sex with them when they were too drunk to consent. A fifth person claims Pierce attempted anal penetration in a bathroom closet, even though she refused his advances.
The charges against the 43-year-old Pierce mirror a recently settled civil lawsuit against him by a former colleague. (Neither drag race RuPaul is also not involved in any of the following rolling stoneThese are the survey results. ) According to court documents, Pierce was charged with raping a production assistant. was here — a TV show that brings one-night-only drag shows to small communities across the United States — after buying them a few drinks.
“Her penis”
Roilly Soliz claimed that Pierre assaulted her when she was 20 years old.
“I just remember closing my mouth trying to sleep when she (Shangela) tried to put her penis in my mouth,” Soliz claimed. “I really didn’t have the power to tell her to stop or to say that I didn’t want to have sex with her. … She was making me so intoxicated that I couldn’t say no. And I never… ‘I wasn’t mentally okay’ enough to feel strongly or demand that she stop what she was doing. ”
Pierce has denied the allegations through his lawyer.
In a legal letter to rolling stonePierce, through his attorney Andrew Brettler, said the allegations were “false and unsupported.” Any evidence or the testimony of reliable witnesses,” and that there were “serious problems with the alleged accuser’s account.” Buttler maintained that Pierce “categorically denies engaging in any nonconsensual sexual activity.”
People who work as drag queens can be straight or gay, regardless of how they present themselves as women in public.
Shangela attends the 26th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards held at Neue House Hollywood on February 21, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Buckner/Variety, via Getty Images)
However, there is a close relationship between drag queens and the transgender political movement. For example, Pearce promotes a “Drag Queen Story Hour” event for children, where adults promote the argument that a person’s gender is more important than their physical gender, such as the presence or absence of a penis. are doing.
Less than 2 percent of Americans claim to be transgender.
Rolling Stone magazine writes:
Queer culture has embraced the compassionate branding of drag stars.Performance that grabs attention happysold out tour productionand maximum billing amount pride event made her strong [his] Establishing and projecting herself as one of the most visible queer figures in pop culture [him] into a historically non-representative space.she [he] appeared in the movie A star is born Co-stars with Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, and the TV series dance with the starsattended Beyoncé’s event renaissance Attended a red carpet movie premiere and received an invitation from the White House. [2022] Signed the Respect for Marriage Act.
Pearce calls herself a leader in “LGBTQ+ greatness.”
Research has shown that there are very few “transgender women” among older men who undergo genital surgery, and that although most are heterosexual, they have a strong sexual desire to be seen as women.The desire is explained as follows autogynephiliaor “AGP”.
Another category of young men sometimes pretends to be women to have sex with men, labeling themselves as “effeminate.”
New York Magazine published an essay by a male academic who identifies as transgender, calling for “transgender children” to be provided with “gender reassignment medical care at any age.”
Andrea Long Chu previously said that her hardcore porn addiction led to her gender change. https://t.co/2k1zubFlmz pic.twitter.com/IGICEmzT57
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