At 11 years old Desmond Is Amazing is one of the youngest drag queens in the world and he’s already using his platform to inspire the queer community. He’s been living his best life recently, including performing at the revived Wigstock festival.
Some people, however, aren’t thrilled about his success. They also don’t like that Desmond uses his platform to talk about real-world issues like gun violence at American schools. Alex Parker wrote a piece about Desmond for the right-wing site Red State, getting up in arms about Desmond’s lifestyle and activism.
“In addition to his busy schedule as a gay and “drag kid” activist, amazing Desmond’s moved into anti-gun radicalism,” Parker wrote. “That’s right—sometimes it isn’t enough to slap on some rouge, top yourself with a daffodil wig, and pull on a pleather polka-dotted sequined v-neck tapered blousy netted metallic backless cocktail dress; sometimes ya gotta rage against the 2nd Amendment.”
The article came about in response to Desmond participating in a demonstration by Gays Against Guns during New York Fashion Week. Luckily, Desmond had no time for the crude attempt at humiliation as you can see below:
