As a gay youth growing up in central France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was — a world in which he had a place.

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Drag queen in Olympic opening ceremony has no regrets, calls it 'a photograph of France in 2024'

As a gay youth growing up in France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was. A world in which he had a place.

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As a gay youth growing up in France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was

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Drag queen in Olympic opening ceremony has no regrets, calls it ‘a photograph of France in 2024’

Hugo Bardin, who performs as the drag queen Paloma took part in a scene that has drawn vitriol from those contending the scene mocked Leonardo da Vinci's “The Last Supper,” although the artistic director has denied that.

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Paris — As a gay youth growing up in central France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was — a world in which he had a place.
And that is why Bardin, who performs as the drag queen Paloma, felt it was meaningful and important to be part of a Paris Olympics opening ceremony that presented a multifaceted, multiethnic France with people of different ethnicities and orientations.
"It was a really important moment for…

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PARIS (AP) — As a gay youth growing up in central France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was — a world in which he had a place. And that is why Bardin, who performs as the drag queen Paloma, felt it was meaningful and important to be part of a Paris Olympics opening ceremony that presented a multifaceted, multiethnic France with people of different ethnicities and orientations. “It was a really important momen…

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Although the ceremony's artistic director, Thomas Jolly, and other participants have repeatedly said the scene wasn't inspired by "The Last Supper," critics interpreted that part of the show as a mockery of Leonardo Da Vinci's painting showing Jesus Christ and his apostles.

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I am writing to express my concerns regarding the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, which featured a controversial performance resembling Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" with drag queens. Many Christians, including myself, found this portrayal deeply disrespectful and offensive to our religious beliefs.   While the organizers have issued an apology, it appears they are more regretful about the backlash than the content itself. S…

Drag queen in Olympic opening ceremony has no regrets, calls it 'a photograph of France in 2024'

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