#the gender. the performance. the belonging i feel upon seeing someone in beautiful perfect makeup with a hairy male chest. theyre amazing

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I learned recently that in Japan in the Edo era, male kabuki actors playing female roles were considered the epitome of beauty and grace, a feminine ideal that all the ladies strove to emulate. I found the idea funny and a little ridiculous.

I'm at a drag show right now, and man. I get it.

I get it.