After a month filled with activities to celebrate the queer community at the University of Kansas, the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity and Student Union Activities closed âGayprilâ with a drive-in drag showcase in the Lied Center parking lot on Saturday.
After last yearâs in-person drag show was canceled due to COVID-19, organizers collaborated with the Lied Center to hold a COVID-safe event. About 225 tickets were sold and there were 12 performers scheduled for the event. The show was hosted by The Widow VonâDu, a drag queen from Kansas City who competed on season 12 of RuPaulâs Drag Race.Â
To help mitigate the stress students at the University of Kansas are feeling as the semester comes to an end, as well as celebrate queer students in the community, the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity has a myriad of events scheduled this month, embracing the month of âGaypril.â
Gaypril, a play on the words âgayâ and âApril,â is a dedication of the month of April to queer members of the KU community. The month is full of LGBT events, including two Queer Coffee hours, a screening of the film âParis is Burning,â a gay brunch and the lavender graduation to celebrate LGBT graduates.