Pickle is West Hollywood’s first drag laureate

qvoicenews.com:

Pickle is scheduled to be officially installed Sunday, International Drag Day, as West Hollywood’s first Drag Laureate. The public event will take place at 3 p.m.

at West Hollywood Park. “West Hollywood has been one of the centers of drag culture for decades,” Councilmember Lauren Meister said in a statement. “Drag performers are often a thrilling attraction at many of our restaurants and bars and West Hollywood’s drag performers take center stage in a wide range of our city’s arts and culture events. “This year, we’ve witnessed conservative attacks on drag performers by those who seek to ban culture and expression.

Plain and simple, this is a proxy for homophobia and such ‘drag bans’ attack LGBTQ people,” Meister said. “I’m thrilled that West Hollywood’s Drag Laureate program will raise awareness about drag culture.” The West Hollywood City Council unanimously approved Pickle as the city’s Drag Laureate during its regular meeting on June 26.

Pickle was selected through an application process with a selection committee composed of members from the city’s Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission.