Anatomy

2026 Buffalo Pride Parade was different from any Buffalo pride Parade I've done in the past. Usually a happy, party like event, this year, I walked with a different state of mind.

On june 3rd , a good friend, a buffalo drag king legend, passed away Christain Gaye. It felt as if I had a giant storm cloud above my head at pride. Trying to stay focused on our group float and my outfit the days after the news as a way to cope and distract myself, using art to combat emotion is the best medicine I know.

This year we decided to play into our groups name Grave Glamour Draglesque , and do a cemetery scene. I volunteered to take on this project, measuring the uhaul trailer as detailed as I could, hand painting the canvas backdrops, cutting drywall installation foam and painting/using a hot wood carving knife to sculpt & engrave the foam. Maddi Moon s husband made us an awesome coffin frame to stand in on the float. Everything went to plan and was executed well, but Pride just hit differently this year.

Not only the unexpected passing of a friend, the current height of the political climate in the US with all the hate, prejudice, and attacks on the LGBTQIA community. This year it was hard to have feelings of celebration (and I do apologize if I looked unhappy marching) what kept me fueled that day though was not just the memory of my friend, but the thought of our communties roots, stonewall. Pride was a protest. Days leading up to the parade I told myself, i am not going to walk in the Buffalo pride Parade.... I am going to march, I am going to be visible, and I am going to protest. I did just that.

I decided to create an iconic black blazer, not very flashy from the front but once I walk past you will know I am a loud and proud Bisexual. I am in a straight passing relationship, i often get dismissed or overlooked as being q***r from just looking at me. Until you get to know me, its hard not to see. That was the idea of my blazer, not flashy from the first look but once I walk past you cant miss the sequin pink, purple, and blue train behind me.

I created and carried a gravestone to match the theme. One side said "bi bi bi till the day I die" the other side "death to g*tekeeping" . Some attendees i could tell were confused and some knew exactly what message I was sending and felt seen. As a bisexual, and Ive seen others such as pansexuals, Asexuals and Transgender people be exclude by others from the LGBTQIA community as if there is a g*te, and they are somekind of security guard asking us to prove our credibility in order to be considered a part of the LGBTQIA community. Ive experienced this from a former best friend of mine, a le***an, telling the internet that I am a fake bisexual because Ive never dated a woman and to get out of her community. The same person who faced g*te keeping by other le***ans for not being a "gold star" le***an ( a ridiculous term for le***ans who have never been with a man ever)

In online LGBTQIA groups ive been called transphobic for being bisexual. Bisexuality doesn't just mean attraction to 2 genders, you can be attracted to multiple genders, it is having heterosexual and homosexual attractions.

This year for me was all about continuing , preventing bierasure, and protesting g*t keeping in our own community. It was about continuing on, and marching forward when the skys are grey and our country unraveling and trying to rolling back civil rights not only for gay people, but for transgender people, black people, people of color, and women.

Keep on marching, never stop fighting, and continue to resist.

***r *tekeeping *tekeeping

Ps huge shout out to our lovely friends Be Witched Buffalo for sending us photos, videos and love from the parade lot.
Thank to the Buffalo satanic temple for honoring Christian Gaye on your jeep in the parade. It made me bawl.

It's been a hard week, despite all the pride activities

I am still at a loss for words, and grieving the loss of an iconic Buffalo drag King, and my friend and Drag Brotha from another M***a
Christian Gaye (Mahlia Lowell)

My deepest condolences to their family, partner, friends, and colleagues. It was always a great time when she would have g*therings for friends for various events and holidays. She also made sure to extend an invitation, she made you feel welcomed and included.
I will cherish not only the times we hung out at her home for get togethers, delicious dishes she made, but she helped me, offered advice and guidance when I started being a drag King. I always considered her my "drag brother from another mother". She supported me and helped me with winning my first drag pageant, a title I will never forget. Mahlia "Christian Gaye" was truly a staple and name not only in the Buffalo drag scene, but extended to CNY, PA, GA and beyond. It was such an honor to have you help crown me for my first pageant, but also crown me for my 2nd pageant win. To tell me if I had ran against you when you ran for snowflake I would have kicked your ass, was the biggest compliment and accomplishment of that evening.
I always admired their determination to over come personal challenges while lifting others up, and being a q***r role model to q***r high school youth groups.
I am really gonna miss our inside jokes about our fake show "party kitchen" and sharing silly dumb shark puppet videos to each other. Talking drag looks and pagent package ideas, and running them back and forth to each other. I'm gonna miss you my friend
*shark puppet noise
"yeeeeeea"

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Sunday Pin Ups for a Cause New York got to celebrate and wish Happy 103rd Birthday to a real life Rosie the Riveter Angie! who helped with the World War II efforts building fighter planes!

She's a remarkable woman, a national treasure. Please follow her page for more! of Rosie Angie.

I had a really busy weekend as a pinup model with Pin Ups for a Cause New York volunteering for Genesee County Charity Riders. Post to post motorcycle Run, in Batavia NY, Warsaw NY, Leroy NY, Scottsville NY, and Bergen NY.

We sold 50/50 raffle tickets, raffle tickets for a limited edition Doc Holiday whiskey canter set, and took donations while at each location.

40 riders participated in the in the Veteran’s Post to Post Run on Saturday May 30th. Funds raised from the run will help with building an enclosure at the patio area of the VA WNY Healthcare Center so the area can be used year-round.

The run started at the American Legion Glenn S. Loomis Post 332 in Batavia, then to Warsaw Veterans Club, Leroy veterans post, Scottsville Legion, Bergen Legion and then ended at the VAWNY Facility.where we all waved at veterans outside and hung out/honored/ talked with many veterans at one of the long term care nursing facilities.

The Run was 97 miles.

Friday JUNE 12th 2026! Grave Glamour Draglesque will be doing our monthly TheGypsyParlor show.
Come celebrate pride month with us, as we pay homage to the rebellious spirit and roots of pride & gay liberation movements. We will be featuring music from LGBTQIA icons and even political protest themed performances. Myself Anatomy will be your resident drag king for the evening & co host.

We normally have our monthly show every 3rd friday of the month, this month juneteenth is celebrated Friday June 19th (the 3rd friday)
In honor and onservance of black culture we asked to switch show dates with a performer/show runner of color, to not take away from artistic expression, spotlight, and voice of black culture on this important holiday. We encourage you to support black drag and burlesque shows on this day.

follow , a burlesque and drag alternative group that meshes the seductive sultury side of burlesque with the stylings, makeup and lip syncing of Drag!

Some more pics from fridays show with Grave Glamour Draglesque.

Saturday, May 16th 2026 at Sharkey's Bar and Grill in Liverpool NY, I had a fantastic time performing in Candy Cult Burlesque's 1st ever "GLAM SLAM: DRAG vs. BURLESQUE!" 4 drag performers and 4 burlesque performers going toe to toe, in a bracket style competition. Two art forms and only one performer will win.

Every round was measured by a decibel meter, from the beautiful referee Gina the Machina. Luckily they had a decibel reader because golly was every round and match so close in sound.

Names were drawn from each hat to see who will go up against each other in the 1st round. I had the nail biting match up of Candy Cult Burlesque's fearless troupe leader and burlesque icon, Rosilyn Noir Mercy. Surprisingly I won the crowd over with my "Goat" act, and advanced to the semi finals. Where I was matched against Ithaca's Drag beauty Debita Credit. It was soo close, after another measurement... i unfortunately lost by 0.2 decibels. I was so happy to make it that far, in a city I have never performed for before as a drag king. My second number was a classic Bo Burham number "left brain vs. Right brain" it was such a fun number to do, and I will definitely do it again soon.

The final round, burlesque and drag went at it in a lip sync battle, roling some dice to see which genre. It landed on hip hop. Ripper Adams and Debita Credit dooked it out on stage together, giving it all they had, to "lip gloss" by Lil Mama. It was soooo close, the crowd roared so loud my ears hurt, and they had to do it again because they tied. In the end Debita Credit was victorious, what a talented and sweet performer. It was such an honor to share the stage with her, and everyone who competed/performed. Everyone was so kind, chill and easy going, I felt so welcomed even though I never met anyone prior to performing besides thier troupe leader.

Please give Candy Cult Burlesque a follow, and check out their upcoming shows as they will be performing in Buffalo at the Forbes Theater Downtown Saturday May 23rd! They are based in syracuse but they do, do shows in the buffalo area too. So keep your eyeballs peeled.

I cant wait to see if they have another "Glam Slam" and honestly I would definitely love to perform with them again in syracuse. The crowd in attendance showed me so much love, and I appreciate you Syracuse.

Photos by 📷

Fridays Grave Glamour Draglesque show May 15th at TheGypsyParlor celebrating our beautiful own birthday was epic.

What a fantastic night of memorable performances, from a candle lit cupcake being balanced on Maddi Moon s b***y while doing a upside down split on a chair, to balloons being passed out, to 3 boobed anatomy (cross that off my performer bucket list)

Thank you so much to everyone who came out friday! It was such a lovely spring night in Buffalo and you were with us at Gypsy Parlor, thank you.

Thank you to Tori Castimore for the show photos!

A huge thank you to the 250+ people that came out for our May Buffalo Gay Bingo "Its gonna be May" a 90s/Y2K bingo, it was an energetic crowd, I am so grateful for you all. Especially as we continue to celebrate our 20th anniversary and being so amazing to me (the newbie) on my 3rd season as a co host.

This month we donated $3000 to Upstate NY Black & Latino Pride.

Thank you to all of our volunteers for your continued support and dedication. We couldn't do this without you. Thank Pin Ups for a Cause New York for always assisting and being some of my biggest cheerleaders!

Please join us Saturday, June 13 for our final bingo of the season as we celebrate Pride!

You can make reservations for parties of 6 or more by messaging Buffalo Gay Bingo on their page.

Guess what (guess what)
It's gonna be mayyyyyye!

Did a little 90s Y2k throw back lewk and some boy band dancing for Buffalo Gay Bingos " Its gonna be May - a 90s Y2k Bingo"

I realized, i am not 23 anymore and I should conditon myself back into doing a bunch of dance moves I havent done since I was a teenager. I woke up feeling like I got hit by a 1998 GMC Jimmy. Yay!

Im gonna, gonna , gonna, gonna, gonna,
Be sore for daaays!