‘The Feed’ Explores The World Of Drag Kids, Every Close-Minded Conservative’s Worst Nightmare

Last year Prime Minister Scott Morrison fuelled conservative outrage over transgender children by tweeting that we ought to “let kids be kids”. But as a new report by The Feed makes clear, that might actually mean listening to children rather than trying to force them to fit into a box.

In their first episode since relaunching as a weekly series for 2019, The Feed team dives deep into the world of drag kids, young boys who express themselves through the medium of drag. If you heard a loud bang just now, don’t worry: it was just the heads of every member of the Australian Christian Lobby simultaneously exploding.

Presenter Laura Murphy-Oates spoke with Desmond is Amazing, an 11-year-old drag queen and LGBTIQ advocate from New York City who rose to prominence after a video of him dancing in the 2015 NYC Pride Parade.

“I came out to my mum when I was nine,” he explains. “I realised I was gay because I had a lot of crushes on boys, not girls.”

While Desmond and his family have been targeted by online trolls, they also receive countless messages of thanks and support “almost every day”.

“We need to make America colourful again,” Desmond declares.

The report also examines the controversy over a recent push to have drag queens take part in story time sessions at public libraries in NSW, before speaking with an 11-year-old from Sydney named Brierley who has adopted the persona of drag queen Pink Sasss.

“The thing I like about girls’ clothes that you wouldn’t get from boy’s clothes is the variety,” Brierley explains. “They have so many options, and guys are like ‘I have a shirt and pants’.”

Wow, can’t believe I just got owned by an 11-year-old.

“You can express yourself more in girls’ clothing,” Brierley adds. “That part of me that she is is my confidence.”

“If you take that part away from me I’m sort of like, more bland and wouldn’t talk to people.”