"#Darcelle would always ask me, 'what's under the kilt?' And my answer was always the same: 'a unicycle.'" -#unipiper #darcelleXV

@QLC
#Darcelle was a legend and I think it’s great that #Portland has found a way to honor her memory.

Readers respond: #DragQueen #Darcelle modeled #AuthenticLife

The front page obituary of #Portland’s iconic #dragqueen #Darcelle should be required reading for the likes of #Florida Gov. #RonDeSantis, #Tennessee Gov. #BillLee and #Texas Gov. #GregAbbott

#LGBTQIA #Drag #Dragqueens #RoleModels #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2023/03/readers-respond-darcelle-modeled-authentic-life.html

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#Alvin_bragg #Donald_trump #Kaitlin_byrd #Washington_supreme_court #Capital_gains_tax #Fake_fetterman #George_santos #Jim_justice #Joe_manchin #West_virginia #Racism #North_carolina #Darcelle #Drag_queen #Portland_oregon #News_brief_march_28_2023 #Kansas_city_police

#PoisonWaters reflects on the #legacy of a #mentor and an #icon: #Portland, #Oregon #dragqueen #Darcelle

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/26/poison-waters-reflects-on-legacy-of-walter-cole-darcelle/

About 30 years ago, Portland drag icon #Darcelle starred in a prize-winning one-person show written and produced by local impresario Don Horn, where Darcelle portrayed Divine. Horn published this companion paper doll book to complement the show.

https://newplayexchange.org/plays/66664/dishin-divine

Darcelle XV: A half hour TV documentary about Portland's permanent drag show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HajBtGTsGRw
#darcelle #portland #history #drag #lgbt #+

"As the push for LGBTQ rights gained steam, Darcelle became an 'ambassador' to the straight community, and for decades she was known for her charitable work."

Portland, OR, Icon & Drag Queen Darcelle XV Dies

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/23/portland-icon-female-impersonator-drag-queen-darcelle-dead/ via Oregon Public Radio
Photo: "Through Darcelle's Eyes"/360 Labs/Oregon Live
#RIPDarcelle #RIPDarcelleXV #Darcelle #DarcelleXV #WalterWColeSr #DragQueen #DragQueens

I’m just catching up to the news that Portland’s absolute legend #Darcelle has left this existence. The world has become a little less sparkly. #DragIsArt

I hope that I will still be calling out homophobes and raising half as much hell at 92 as she did.

https://apnews.com/article/darcelle-drag-queen-death-portland-walter-cole-e187006c33c51d69e42e491024806964

An artist, an icon and someone who broke the mold has passed away at the age of 92.

Known as #Darcelle, Walter W. Cole, Sr. died overnight. A pioneer in #LGBTQ rights, Darcelle's drag queen shows, were a destination for tourists, visitors and locals in #PortlandOR

#RestInPower Darcelle

#RIP
#BeYourself
#SadNews

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/23/portland-icon-female-impersonator-drag-queen-darcelle-dead/

RIP Darcelle: Walter Cole, Portland's drag institution, has passed away at the age of 92
https://www.portlandtribune.com/lifestyle/the-legendary-drag-queen-darcelle-aka-walter-cole-has-died/article_82b3cc26-c9b4-11ed-94fc-0bf6a646ee71.html
#obituary #darcelle #portland #drag #lgbt #+

RIP Darcelle

#Darcelle #Portland #PDX #DragQueen #DarcelleXV #Legend

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/23/portland-icon-female-impersonator-drag-queen-darcelle-dead/