US EditionNewfoundland's LGBTQ2S+ bar paid drag queens $37.50. Tara Nova called them out.
- Tara Nova criticized Newfoundland's only queer venue for paying drag queens only $37.50 for six performances on national television.
- Tara Nova stated that this low compensation diminishes the effort put into costumes and performances and devalues queer art.
- Irma Gerd expressed hope that the controversy would empower young drag performers to demand fair pay.
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Newfoundland’s LGBTQ+ bar paid drag queens $37.50. Tara Nova called them out.
The 23-year-old began the week scrambling to find a new place to perform after calling out the only queer venue in town on national television, but ended it on stage in a theatre full of fans waving five-dollar bills
Winnipeg Free Press
Newfoundland's LGBTQ+ bar paid drag queens $37.50. Tara Nova called them out.
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – If the screaming crowd in the twinkling Majestic Theatre in downtown St. John’s was any indication, Newfoundland drag queen Tara Nova will never have to accept $37.50 for a show again. The 23-year-old began the week scrambling to find a new place to perform, after calling out the only queer venue in town on national television for underpaying drag queens and undervaluing queer art. She ended the week on stage in a theatre ful…
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