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Punk Is Gay

An illustrated interview with Kochina Rude!

Janelle Blarg
a comic that reads "punk is gay, an illustrated interview with Kochina Rude, drag artist, entertainer, harm redux advocate, a comic by Janelle Blarg"
(Comic by Janelle Blarg for COYOTE Media Collective)
a punk drag queen in a comic saying "I don't consider myself a punk rock drag queen, I'm a punk who also happens to do drag"
A comic with a queer punk saying 'Being a gay punk is the best... there's total freedom in knowing that, no matter what, you're a disappointment to your parents"
You might expect my idols to be queercore musicians.. Lynnee Breedlove, Brontez Purnell, Jon Ginoli..."
"but my true idols are the homeless trans kids smoking outta tinfoil and squatting on Haight Street. They're tougher than any of us" says a cartoon drag punk performer, filing her nails
Kochina the punk in a comic says "I'm giong to perform in Peaches Christ's Punk Pride at Mosswood Meltdown this summer. We're making drag a confrontational art form again via satire and impractical outfits."
"But punks can skip regular Pride. As a working drag queen, I already suffer through Top 40 pop music so you don't have to. See y'all at Folsom!" says a drag performer on stage with a rainbow flag while people hold money at them
Published in: Culture, Punks, Drag, Pride, LGBTQ, Kochina Rude, Comics, Harm Reduction
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Janelle Blarg

Janelle Blarg

Janelle Blarg is a cartoonist, a writer, and an East Bay townie for life.

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