How Fish Can You Be When You Were Born in Water?
How Fish Can You Be When You Were Born in Water?
How Fish Can You Be When You Were Born in Water?
How Fish Can You Be When You Were Born in Water?
BY DEZZ JUST DEZZ
BY DEZZ JUST DEZZ
BY DEZZ JUST DEZZ
BY DEZZ JUST DEZZ
November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024
Outside of Aslin, while I was visiting for brunch, I searched for a proper place to sit in The Strip, but was greeted with nothing but cold air and passersby. I stood with my back against the glass and spoke with 22 year old sapphic drag artist, Just Peachy (they/them).
Peachy, born in a “female” body, questions with me what the term “DRAG” really means. They feel that drag, as the acronym “Dressing As A Girl,” has meaning that has not been entirely lost, but transformed. Drag is a community, defined by them as a “grown up tea party.”
We don our costumes, and we celebrate each other within our beauty, but this celebration can seem to only be limited to a certain group of individuals.
Drag spaces are often fronted by those who are AMAB, and most of the time, white cis men. This calls into question why the perception of men utilizing traditional womanhood as a tool has become the standard in queer entertainment. Just Peachy says, “How fish can you be when you were born in water?” How has “giving fish” become the most appealing attribute as we watch one of the most punk cities for drag become almost diluted by the need for marketability?
Peachy asks us to return to our roots, to “fuck ourselves with a crucifix” and carry the energy of defiance. They believe that “to be sapphic is to be political,” in not only society, but in an industry that is almost entirely male driven. Peachy defines their drag as “a woman behind closed doors,” in the way sapphicness is an experience beyond gender norms, but an identity of itself.
The existence of Just Peachy is not just inspired by themself, but by the women within their life and their upbringing. We are formed by our experiences, regardless of identity. What we have surrounded ourselves with, either by choice or by force, will always influence our art. Just Peachy has been no exception to this notion, giving performances that are as politically charged as they are personal.
“Even if you don’t identify as a woman…you are still required to be a mother and a caretaker. Look pretty, smile, and don’t say anything.” AFAB bodies seem to be the goal in terms of drag presentation, but in actuality, bring hesitancy. Those bodies when naked are a statement, or even a casualty, when they are simultaneously unable to shield themselves from the exposure of the AMAB form.
Being sapphic and/or AFAB is being societally unable to be silent in a world where to be quiet is what is expected. Just Peachy, as an entity, defines themselves as “punk,” and is loudly just that.
Just Peachy’s ideals, while very personal, are also universal. They make note of multiple themes within the idea of community, not just supportive relationship dynamics, but the importance of mutual aid as a whole. Sapphic art to them revolves around the organizations uplifting them the most. Just Peachy names artists such as their partner, Micah Sanova (@micahsanova) as a representative of the roots of queer culture from BIPOC individuals and the beauty in being a stud. There is something special about “looking like a lesbian,” with the knowledge that there is a “certain privilege in being able to identify as a femme woman.”
Another important figure named in local sapphic drag is Sara Bellum (@xxsarabellumxx). Peachy names Sara as an individual who has consistently uplifted those who have been “fighting the fight,” and that she has been able to “take the attributes of what being sapphic [is]” and open those experiences up to the art that they share with the world.
Though Peachy is planning to move from the city this December, they leave us with the sentiment that community makes all the difference. In front of Aslin, on a dreary Sunday, I return with a non dimmable light that only the depth of womanhood could ever provide.
Outside of Aslin, while I was visiting for brunch, I searched for a proper place to sit in The Strip, but was greeted with nothing but cold air and passersby. I stood with my back against the glass and spoke with 22 year old sapphic drag artist, Just Peachy (they/them).
Peachy, born in a “female” body, questions with me what the term “DRAG” really means. They feel that drag, as the acronym “Dressing As A Girl,” has meaning that has not been entirely lost, but transformed. Drag is a community, defined by them as a “grown up tea party.”
We don our costumes, and we celebrate each other within our beauty, but this celebration can seem to only be limited to a certain group of individuals.
Drag spaces are often fronted by those who are AMAB, and most of the time, white cis men. This calls into question why the perception of men utilizing traditional womanhood as a tool has become the standard in queer entertainment. Just Peachy says, “How fish can you be when you were born in water?” How has “giving fish” become the most appealing attribute as we watch one of the most punk cities for drag become almost diluted by the need for marketability?
Peachy asks us to return to our roots, to “fuck ourselves with a crucifix” and carry the energy of defiance. They believe that “to be sapphic is to be political,” in not only society, but in an industry that is almost entirely male driven. Peachy defines their drag as “a woman behind closed doors,” in the way sapphicness is an experience beyond gender norms, but an identity of itself.
The existence of Just Peachy is not just inspired by themself, but by the women within their life and their upbringing. We are formed by our experiences, regardless of identity. What we have surrounded ourselves with, either by choice or by force, will always influence our art. Just Peachy has been no exception to this notion, giving performances that are as politically charged as they are personal.
“Even if you don’t identify as a woman…you are still required to be a mother and a caretaker. Look pretty, smile, and don’t say anything.” AFAB bodies seem to be the goal in terms of drag presentation, but in actuality, bring hesitancy. Those bodies when naked are a statement, or even a casualty, when they are simultaneously unable to shield themselves from the exposure of the AMAB form.
Being sapphic and/or AFAB is being societally unable to be silent in a world where to be quiet is what is expected. Just Peachy, as an entity, defines themselves as “punk,” and is loudly just that.
Just Peachy’s ideals, while very personal, are also universal. They make note of multiple themes within the idea of community, not just supportive relationship dynamics, but the importance of mutual aid as a whole. Sapphic art to them revolves around the organizations uplifting them the most. Just Peachy names artists such as their partner, Micah Sanova (@micahsanova) as a representative of the roots of queer culture from BIPOC individuals and the beauty in being a stud. There is something special about “looking like a lesbian,” with the knowledge that there is a “certain privilege in being able to identify as a femme woman.”
Another important figure named in local sapphic drag is Sara Bellum (@xxsarabellumxx). Peachy names Sara as an individual who has consistently uplifted those who have been “fighting the fight,” and that she has been able to “take the attributes of what being sapphic [is]” and open those experiences up to the art that they share with the world.
Though Peachy is planning to move from the city this December, they leave us with the sentiment that community makes all the difference. In front of Aslin, on a dreary Sunday, I return with a non dimmable light that only the depth of womanhood could ever provide.
Outside of Aslin, while I was visiting for brunch, I searched for a proper place to sit in The Strip, but was greeted with nothing but cold air and passersby. I stood with my back against the glass and spoke with 22 year old sapphic drag artist, Just Peachy (they/them).
Peachy, born in a “female” body, questions with me what the term “DRAG” really means. They feel that drag, as the acronym “Dressing As A Girl,” has meaning that has not been entirely lost, but transformed. Drag is a community, defined by them as a “grown up tea party.”
We don our costumes, and we celebrate each other within our beauty, but this celebration can seem to only be limited to a certain group of individuals.
Drag spaces are often fronted by those who are AMAB, and most of the time, white cis men. This calls into question why the perception of men utilizing traditional womanhood as a tool has become the standard in queer entertainment. Just Peachy says, “How fish can you be when you were born in water?” How has “giving fish” become the most appealing attribute as we watch one of the most punk cities for drag become almost diluted by the need for marketability?
Peachy asks us to return to our roots, to “fuck ourselves with a crucifix” and carry the energy of defiance. They believe that “to be sapphic is to be political,” in not only society, but in an industry that is almost entirely male driven. Peachy defines their drag as “a woman behind closed doors,” in the way sapphicness is an experience beyond gender norms, but an identity of itself.
The existence of Just Peachy is not just inspired by themself, but by the women within their life and their upbringing. We are formed by our experiences, regardless of identity. What we have surrounded ourselves with, either by choice or by force, will always influence our art. Just Peachy has been no exception to this notion, giving performances that are as politically charged as they are personal.
“Even if you don’t identify as a woman…you are still required to be a mother and a caretaker. Look pretty, smile, and don’t say anything.” AFAB bodies seem to be the goal in terms of drag presentation, but in actuality, bring hesitancy. Those bodies when naked are a statement, or even a casualty, when they are simultaneously unable to shield themselves from the exposure of the AMAB form.
Being sapphic and/or AFAB is being societally unable to be silent in a world where to be quiet is what is expected. Just Peachy, as an entity, defines themselves as “punk,” and is loudly just that.
Just Peachy’s ideals, while very personal, are also universal. They make note of multiple themes within the idea of community, not just supportive relationship dynamics, but the importance of mutual aid as a whole. Sapphic art to them revolves around the organizations uplifting them the most. Just Peachy names artists such as their partner, Micah Sanova (@micahsanova) as a representative of the roots of queer culture from BIPOC individuals and the beauty in being a stud. There is something special about “looking like a lesbian,” with the knowledge that there is a “certain privilege in being able to identify as a femme woman.”
Another important figure named in local sapphic drag is Sara Bellum (@xxsarabellumxx). Peachy names Sara as an individual who has consistently uplifted those who have been “fighting the fight,” and that she has been able to “take the attributes of what being sapphic is” and open those experiences up to the art that they share with the world.
Though Peachy is planning to move from the city this December, they leave us with the sentiment that community makes all the difference. In front of Aslin, on a dreary Sunday, I return with a non dimmable light that only the depth of womanhood could ever provide.
Outside of Aslin, while I was visiting for brunch, I searched for a proper place to sit in The Strip, but was greeted with nothing but cold air and passersby. I stood with my back against the glass and spoke with 22 year old sapphic drag artist, Just Peachy (they/them).
Peachy, born in a “female” body, questions with me what the term “DRAG” really means. They feel that drag, as the acronym “Dressing As A Girl,” has meaning that has not been entirely lost, but transformed. Drag is a community, defined by them as a “grown up tea party.”
We don our costumes, and we celebrate each other within our beauty, but this celebration can seem to only be limited to a certain group of individuals.
Drag spaces are often fronted by those who are AMAB, and most of the time, white cis men. This calls into question why the perception of men utilizing traditional womanhood as a tool has become the standard in queer entertainment. Just Peachy says, “How fish can you be when you were born in water?” How has “giving fish” become the most appealing attribute as we watch one of the most punk cities for drag become almost diluted by the need for marketability?
Peachy asks us to return to our roots, to “fuck ourselves with a crucifix” and carry the energy of defiance. They believe that “to be sapphic is to be political,” in not only society, but in an industry that is almost entirely male driven. Peachy defines their drag as “a woman behind closed doors,” in the way sapphicness is an experience beyond gender norms, but an identity of itself.
The existence of Just Peachy is not just inspired by themself, but by the women within their life and their upbringing. We are formed by our experiences, regardless of identity. What we have surrounded ourselves with, either by choice or by force, will always influence our art. Just Peachy has been no exception to this notion, giving performances that are as politically charged as they are personal.
“Even if you don’t identify as a woman…you are still required to be a mother [and] a caretaker. Look pretty, smile, and don’t say anything.” AFAB bodies seem to be the goal in terms of drag presentation, but in actuality, bring hesitancy. Those bodies when naked are a statement, or even a casualty, when they are simultaneously unable to shield themselves from the exposure of the AMAB form.
Being sapphic and/or AFAB is being societally unable to be silent in a world where to be quiet is what is expected. Just Peachy, as an entity, defines themselves as “punk,” and is loudly just that.
Just Peachy’s ideals, while very personal, are also universal. They make note of multiple themes within the idea of community, not just supportive relationship dynamics, but the importance of mutual aid as a whole. Sapphic art to them revolves around the organizations uplifting them the most. Just Peachy names artists such as their partner, Micah Sanova @micahsanova) as a representative of the roots of queer culture from BIPOC individuals and the beauty in being a stud. There is something special about “looking like a lesbian,” with the knowledge that there is a “certain privilege in being able to identify as a femme woman.”
Another important figure named in local sapphic drag is Sara Bellum (@xxsarabellumxx). Peachy names Sara as an individual who has consistently uplifted those who have been “fighting the fight,” and that she has been able to “take the attributes of what being sapphic [is]” and open those experiences up to the art that they share with the world.
Though Peachy is planning to move from the city this December, they leave us with the sentiment that community makes all the difference. In front of Aslin, on a dreary Sunday, I return with a non dimmable light that only the depth of womanhood could ever provide.
