u/tsgarcia44

Happy Pride to all of you Fam!
I hope you’ve all had a fabulous month of celebrations, family, and community, I’ve been very fortunate to be fulfilled in these areas in the seemingly endless political hellscape we are in.

This past year I’ve been enduring a shitty divorce that cost me access to talking to my kid and seeing two of my dogs, it’s been a tough time but I’ve also been fortunate. I’ve got another partner who has been there for me through the divorce and loss, he’s encouraged me to chase life a bit more. I went for a new job and I’m working my way through that’s and he’s been such a rock for me in many ways. This relationship, my first year on HRT, along with getting back out in the community has really opened my heart back up to new experiences and sharing them with new friends and family.

Here’s my favorite makeup looks and events throughout the month, including some that were just for work. And one of the fan I’ve been taking around with me getting signatures during meet and greets. 😅🫪

I know it’s the end of ‘Pride Month’ but we know this shit doesn’t stop cause the calendar hits July 1st. Stay involved with your family, community, friends, and hold each other close. Take the time to celebrate your life, wherever you are in your journey.

I know we can’t reply with photos in the comments but please do share your happiest pride moments as a post so I can celebrate you too! 🥹
💛🤍💜🖤🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We were so fortunate in Seattle to have the second annual Meet Me In The Parking Lot Drag Wrestling event! This was the start of our Pride Weekend and it was an incredible way to start it off! Thanks Massive!

One of our special guests was THE Asia Consent, winner of The Boulet Brother’s Dragula Season 666!

Wish I could post more photos but…. The top came off QUICKLY and from there it was tits and more through the rest of the performance! Such a fabulous time, and of course, Asia Consent was our winner! 🏆

Hope all you monsters are celebrating your pride events and being involved with community! We need it more than ever right now! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Seattle’s Queer Pride Festival had a pretty iconic lineup of performances; Queens, both local and from RPDR, it was a fabulous time! It was also a sendoff to the cast of the Mx Drag show as we all know Queer/Bar is changing ownership again, and this time…. It’s not for the better….

Anyways, here’s some photos from the festival and meet and greets we got to attend! (finally gave Sasha the crystals I promised from her last show in Seattle). 🥰
Meet n Greets were fabulous, we were lucky to get time with Sasha Colby, Willow Pill, Bosco, Willam, BUTTTOOTKING, and Darlene Mitchell! There were a few we missed, but we took that time to go to a drag show centered around local Dolls at Kremwerk called Setlist.

Shout out to our local LEGEND Pupusa for hosting the entire QPF festival all weekend long and Meet me in the parking lot Drag Wrestling before it all!

Some performances not pictured include Keke Palmer, Tiffany motherfucking New York Pollard, JT, Junglepussy, and so, so many more!

At first I was kinda sad my phone died before getting these performances but it also felt like earlier prides (‘00-‘08) where you could take shitty cell phone pics or bring a camera /disposable OR - just enjoy the festival!

Wherever you are, whoever you are, if you’re out, closeted, stealth, or any other flavor of queer person- HAPPY PRIDE to you! We as a community know this PRIDE shit doesn’t stop cause the calendar hits July so keep your pride strong and be there for your communities. In so many ways, we only have each other. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💛

Bonus pics at the end are just snips of the makeup I did for each day.

Y’all loved my pinhead makeup for Grindhaus last weekend so I did an updated version for last nights Dragula Titans II show and knew I’d have to come show off to all my NB siblings! This isn’t a review of the show, if you want that see my post on the Dragula subreddit (link below). This is purely to show off some more makeup fun I had and hopefully inspire some of you to try some new makeup looks and show them off to the fam! 💛

Shoutout to Blue the fellow NB babe at the Massive afterparty who called my partner and I ‘Alt Baddies’, how flattering! 🥰☺️✨

Psss… yeah, yeah… I know I wore my jumpsuit again, I can’t help how euphoric it makes me feel.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dragula/s/NJhukh7t2n

We attended the Titans II tour last night in Seattle and I just gotta come on here and tell y’all if you missed this tour, DO NOT MISS THE NEXT!

The monsters were so fucking lovely during the M&G and photo op, especially JK who was so sweet as to ask our names and remembered them later in the evening. But that’s not to say the rest weren’t incredibly friendly, courteous and complimentary of everyone’s looks in the crowd. They loved taking pics with everyone and I’m thrilled to say I got their signatures on my fan I brought. We opted to stand on the higher stage outside the main crowd cause I got a shorty partner and this way we could both see the show and get some good shots for memories. 🥰

All the set pieces, and performances were amazing, high energy and hyping up the crowd constantly. Abhora doing her stilts number was a highlight of the evening, traveling through the crowd wildly swinging her props around! All of the monsters had so much to give with each number and knowing Seattle was in the last few stops of the tour I’m highly impressed with how they kept that energy UP. Talk about top notch group of performers, regardless of who you were rooting for, the stage presence of these four alone is evidence of why they ended up the final Monsters of Titans II.

Special mention for the group number from The Boulets Brothers’ Horror Picture Show, a fever dream to see that number live!

The Boulet’s performances were fabulous and fun, they were not a part of the actual M&G but we did get to have photos with them, god damn is Swanthula the smallest woman I’ve ever met, but holy shit Swanthula and Dracmorda are fucking gorgeous in person, no film editing to speak of and fuuuuuck! 😍

Loved that during the show you get a special episode of ‘Creatures of the Night’ podcast, the crowd got to ask questions and it was so nice to hear that they are just as candid and blunt in person as they are on the show and podcast.

Now to impatiently wait a week for the professional photos, but for now here’s the ones I got of us from last night.
Also thrilled to meet several fans from Seattle who interacted with me here on Reddit! Happy to meet y’all!

Y’all have been such a supportive community when I’ve posted on here and I’d love to see more photos of the makeup everyone is doing! I ended up shaving off 35” of hair to live bald for a while and rhinestone my head, it was WORTH IT! There are no rules to makeup, however you choose to use it, just have fun! Bonus Meet & Greet shots from this year so far! Sending all my siblings across the spectrum hugs and love. ✨💛

For replies: I use They/Them pronouns and I’m not fond of masculine compliments. Thanks! ☺️

I know we can’t reply with images in the comments, so I’m really just encouraging you all to make your own posts showing off!

I’ve been really fortunate to attend some shows lately with wonderful entertainers and meet & greet experiences. Appreciate how lovely and friendly all of these performers have been, I literally shaved my head this year just so I can rhinestone it and it’s really fun seeing everyone’s reactions, most mention it probably took me longer to get ready, and they’re probably right. 🙃

First was Fat Slut hosted my Meatball and Irene the Alien as special guest. Tried multiple times to post the video of her performance, pouring syrup all over herself but Reddit doesn’t like how real her breast plate looks. 😂

The next one we got to see was Sasha Colby for our second time, this was our first M&G with her, so worth it! Stripped II it’s incredible to see how she continues to grow and evolve as a drag entertainer with such unique song choices for her performances. So much fucking heart in every one of them!

The last one was a part of Bosco’s GRINDHAUS - Seattle, and I cannot believe this was my first time seeing her perform after living in Seattle for 14 years now, a sexy performance and a lovely, funny host for the show. Her burlesque performance and chair work were spectacular and her smile is just so damn infectious! Special local guests were Miss Texas 1988, this was our first time seeing her and I very much look forward to the next show she’s in. Cali “The Stalli” Colby who we are lucky to have seen perform multiple times and god she is just so gorgeous and her performances are incredible! Clara Voyance, one of the greatest Villain performers I’ve ever seen is such a local icon for us, and I’m fortunate to have seen her previously, not once has she disappointed. National guests for the meet and greet with Bosco were: Aja, holy fuck can I say anything about her without my mouth dropping open?! What an absolute gorgeous sweetheart, she was even willing to sign my fan after the performance. She also complimented my makeup that I was “Hellraiser but cunt” and that meant the world to me. Naomi Smalls, who lit up that stage in such a unique pair of numbers that really showcased the legs, and her dynamic lip sync style of getting down, getting back up, and walking. A fucking beauty. Finally, I had no idea about this lineup when my partner got us tickets, did not know we were doing M&G… but King Molasses being present fucking blew my mind. He was so excited to meet every person, had such amazing energy and enthusiasm the entire night. I think I literally cried a bit when he pointed at me during a performance.
If you have the chance to see any of these performers, please take the time to support them and buy a ticket!

There is such profound joy in finally meeting the person you were always meant to be. After a near lifelong winter of self-doubt and difficult transitions like a nasty divorce and losing access to my son and two dogs, I am stepping into the light of my own life, arriving within my body and feeling more present than ever before.
This year has been a beautiful mess, unfolding, teaching me that even after the hardest chapters, there is a vibrant new beginning waiting to be experienced. If you’re wondering if the pursuit of self discovery is worth it ‘at my age’, let this be your sign: it is never too late to find and pursue yourself to the fullest. It is worth every single bit of the journey.

Happy one year on HRT to me, and thank you for the wonderful community who has cared for and supported me in my growth.