TU DRAG SHOW

Towson University hosts drag show with member of a ‘queer theatre for a queer city’

The drag event featured Joseph Ritsch, an alumnus of Towson.

The show, according to the school, offered a ‘satirical tribute to musical theatre artists . . . combining [Ritsch’s] work as both a drag artist and musical theatre performer.’

BY PATRICK MCDONALD, CAMPUS REFORM

Towson University’s College of Fine Arts and Communication in Maryland hosted a “drag queen” as part of a two-week “Summer at the Center” celebrating “the arts with live performances, workshops and classes.”

Joseph Ritsch, who holds a Master of Fine Arts from Towson, was the performer. A “drag queen” show involves a man dressing as a woman in exaggerated and ostentatious clothing. LGBTQ advocates allege that drag shows are “empowering,” FINISH READING HERE

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