As a gay Black man living in a conservative small town, wrestling and drag helped me find the courage to be myself

As a gay Black man living in a conservative small town, wrestling and drag helped me find the courage to be myself

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Princey, a wrestler who performs under the name "Totally Plastic" Pha'Nesse and did drag under drag mother and "Canada's Drag Race" winner Priyanka on the HBO series "We're Here," which is currently streaming on Max. The conversation was edited for length and clarity.

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