Performers transcending labels

Media.www.DailyTarHeel.com – By: Alyssa Griffith, Staff Writer

Drag show wraps up National Coming Out Day

Performers in sequined dresses and flashy stilettos flounced, sashayed and entertained members of the UNC community Thursday night in the Great Hall.

All of the dancers were a part of “Transcendence,” the fifth semiannual drag show presented by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender-Straight Alliance, which celebrated the finale of National Coming Out Day.

“The show presents a time for coming out in solidarity. There is strength in numbers,” said Robert Wells, GLBTSA executive board member and drag show stage manager. “Drag shows present a history of gender and sexuality in a performance setting.”