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Fuck the patriarchy in every time zone and every universe.

Distilled into 2 minutes at #Egyptian draq queen Ana Masreya’s drag night, March 6, #NYC
Read about #Egyptian drag queen Ana Masreya and the shows she has created (where I spoke☝🏽) google.com/amp/s/www.nyti…
I will remember March 6. It will probably be the last time for a while I will be in a crowded club. It was for the Nefertitties drag night in #Brooklyn hosted by my dear friend #Egyptian queen AnaMasreya. Here we are (L) in our Cheetah prints for Cheetah Gurlz Night & with Koko
We’re all wearing cheeta print for the Cheetah Gurlz night: It also starred Mexican queen Koko Rokokko and Palestinian queen Eva Laurent
We were hugging back then
Love Ana Masreya and the Cheetah Gurlz at Nefertitties ❤️✊🏽💜🌈
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