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Current Board Members
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Co-Chair
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"Big Papa / Big Mama"
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Dante Celeiro
brownbear573@yahoo.com
Dante
started his drag career in 1990, back in his home town NYC, where he
helped build health education programs for youth. He now makes his home
in the hot desert of Tucson, AZ where he owns Handy House Boyz painting
& interior design and is honored to have been performing with and
managing Boys R Us for almost 5yrs. He recently served as the Host City Liasion for IDKE XI.
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Co-Chair & Webmaster
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"Delicio Del Toro"
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Des Buford
desireebuford@gmail.com
He's a tall, dark, and handsome cafe con leche heartthrob who was
kicked out of Menudo for one too many pelvic provocations. A recovering
catholic school boy who once dreamt about moonlighting upon bended
knee, Delicio Del Toro, has a weakness for culo shaking, uniforms, and
gay-ass music. "El Rey de Sucio y Queer" began performing in 2005 and
has shaken his well-endowed bon-bon throughout the Trans Francisco Gay
Area & currently performs with the
chunky hunks of CHUBB. Off the stage he is a professional gay-for-pay
at Frameline where he is Operations Director for the world's oldest and
largest LGBT film festival.
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Present Host City Liaison IDKEXII (Baltimore)
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"Eddie Adonis"
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Eddie Adonis
mr.eddie.adonis@gmail.com
Eddie Adonis’ journey began on the streets of dirty Jersey and he has been known to bring all the sleaze that Jersey is known for to the stage. Raised by his virgin mother, who attributes his conception to a strangely stimulating encounter with an enchanting unicorn, young Eddie amazed those around him with his immortal feats of strength and super-human sense of style. He started performing in Washington DC due to a drunken promise back in 2002, and with the goal of finding out what it meant to be an All-American boy. He currently can be found in Baltimore dazzling the folks of all genders with his mesmerizing smile. Charm City certainly holds this boy’s heart and he is proud to co-produce the Charm City Boys and is thrilled to have the opportunity to show you how he and the rest of the troupe put the “Charm” in Charm City for IDKE XII.
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Membership Liaison
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Erin Tarr
efastfriday@yahoo.com
As part owner of the 11 year old production company, Fast Friday
Productions (FFP), Erin can be most often be found cracking the whip
backstage and at the office. At FFP she dons a multitude of
hats--namely Director of Operations, stage director, information
specialist extra-ordinaire, and whatever else finds its way to her
clipboard. As Ops/Stage/Technical Director and Registration Coordinator
for IDKEs 1-4, (shows and registration consultant IDKEs 5 & 7) Erin
and her stage/tech teams set standards of efficiency and effectiveness
in pre-/live/post-show organization, execution and follow-thru, that
has been replicated in scores of gender-bending shows, large and small.
Need help setting up that pesky registration flow chart? How to handle
the "Pre-Game" revolving door that becomes a concrete dragshow lineup?
Could you use some suggestions on how to move 100-plus performers thru
two small dressing rooms? Ask Erin -- she's more than willing to help!
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Past Host City Liaison IDKE XI (Tucson)
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Membership Liaison
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"Natty Boom"
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D. Ebony Dumas
nattyboom@gmail.com
Natty Boom has performed with the DC Kings and QueerMinion of Kwid
since 2005. Natty is very invested in maintaining and expanding the
diversity of both organizations. Before moving to Washington D.C.,
Natty performed with the Distinguished Iron City Kings of Pittsburgh,
PA for 2 years. Outside of performing, Natty has worked with labor
unions, progressive non-profits, and campus organizations. In order to
stay sane, Natty loves to rock out, eat, sleep, and search for fierce
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Archivist
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Ked Dixon
kedixon@gmail.com
Ked Dixon aka Kyle G. Reigner aka M. Vendetta LaCroix has been
performing with various troupes in New Orleans, LA since the Spring of
2002. She currently runs with the Crescent City Kings, a drag
collective whose only rule is to "Be Awesome or Leave". In addition to
gender performance, Ked is a budding local comedian, and strives to
combine the drag, comedy and burlesque communities in New Orleans to
create a supernova of entertainment. When she's not on stage, Ked works
as an HIV prevention specialist and peruses the ever-elusive MSW at the
Tulane School of Social Work. Ked enjoys comic books, voudu and
learning in general. If she could pick a superpower, she'd want to have
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Affiliate Member
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"Fat Al"
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Fatti Kiasara
fatti.kiasara@yahoo.com
Al has
been active in the Dallas queer community since 2006. She's a king and
burlesque performer focused education and social progression through
performance art. He loves music, writing, and Hello Kitty. |
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Owen Smith
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Owen Washington/Mr. Washington formally Dix Washington has been doing
gender performance since May of 2002. Owen is one of the co-producers
of Baltimore's Gender performance group The Charm City Boys. In his
free time Owen works as a gender activist and works as gender educator
speaking at colleges all over the east coast. Owen works as a sex
educator at a queer owned and woman and trans operated sex toy store.
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"The Rev"
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Becky Harrison
BeckyH11@yahoo.com
The
Reverend Roy Rogers (or sometimes known as Becky Harrison) has been
performing with Columbus Ohio's premiere drag troupe, The Royal
Renegades, since 2004, and currently is the Promotions Manager for the
troupe. Described as a bizarre combination of Elvis, Chris Farley,
James Brown, and Wilford Brimley (for his cool 'stache and smooth aroma
of Jovan's Sex Appeal for Men), you never know what to expect when The
Rev takes the stage. Other interests include family, friends, dixie
jazz, the mixology of fine spirits, blackjack, men's neckwear of any
kind, and, of course, gender performance art. Aside from the Royal
Renegades, The Rev can be found performing in and around Columbus, and
is always dedicated to the spirit of the ever-growing IDKE community.
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"Indy"
mearagirl@yahoo.com
Indy
started performing with the DC Kings in 2002 and never looked back!
After attending IDKE5 in Minneapolis, performing with the DC Kings at
IDKE6 in Chicago and IDKE8 in Austin, Indy moved to Seattle in 2007 and
is attempting to figure out how to keep drag as an important part of
life out here, in addition to attending IDKE9 and IDKEX. Indy is also
very proud of stage managing the Great Big International Drag King Show
4, 5, 6 and 7, at the 9:30 Club in DC, which was superfantastic!
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Future Host City Liaison IDKE13
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Open Position
Where will IDKE13 be?
When the host city for IDKE13 is chosen, a host city liaison will be
chosen from the host city conference committee. Go to our hosting page to find out more about hosting an IDKE.
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Open Affiliate Member Seat
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Open Position
Where will IDKE13 be?
When the host city for IDKE13 is chosen, a host city liaison will be
chosen from the host city conference committee. Go to our hosting page to find out more about hosting an IDKE.
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Advisory Board Members
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Advisory Member
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"DJ Love"
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Donna Jean Troka
dtroka@emory.edu
Donna Jean Troka performed with H.I.S. Kings as d.j. love for just over two years in Columbus. She was one of the founders of the first IDKE, and acted as the previous chair of the IDKE Board. She also co-edited The Drag King
Anthology with Katie LeBesco & Bobby Noble. She earned her Ph.D. in American Studies from the Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts (ILA) at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her dissertation is an oral history of three Midwestern drag king troupes. Presently, she works in Campus Life at Emory University and in the fall she will begin teaching as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Women's Studies at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.
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Advisory Member
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"Jake Wakeman"
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Julie Applegate
qulery@msn.com
Julia M. Applegate/Jake Wakeman is a founding member of H.I.S. Kings
and IDKE, presently active with the Royal Renegades of Columbus. In
addition to her works with the drag king community, Julie teaches
women's studies, work with the HIV+ community, swims, and travels as
much as possible. Most of all Jake would like to share the fact that it
has been the most thrilling, exploratory, transformative, and sometimes
destructive thing he's ever experienced. Passionate participation can
do that to a person!
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Advisory Member
Consultant
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"Cherry Poppins"
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Allison Stelly
allison.stelly@gmail.com
Cherry Poppins (known to a few as Allison Stelly) comes to the IDKE
Board with a varied background in publishing, promotions, organizing,
and theater. She is currently based in Austin, Texas, and is a member
of Kings N Things and the Austin Dragsters. Although she was once upon
a time known to sketch on the facial hair, these days she's more
interested in the impact of performing fierce, flaming, queered
femininity. She's still young enough to believe that she can save the
world.
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"Jake Danger"
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Mel Corn
melcorn@gmail.com
Jake Danger co-founded the Disposable Boy Toys, a Santa Barbara-based
drag collective, in 2000. Since moving to Oakland in 2003, Jake has
continued performing with his partner, Damien, as the Dangers. Besides
performing, Jake runs practical, educational, and political workshops
about drag and gender performance, sits on the IDKE board, produces
drag events, and participates in many activist ventures! Oh, and, Mel
Corn, aka Jake, is a PhD candidate and studies and teaches contemporary
art and queer theory.
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Advisory Member
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"Jodi Bon Jodi"
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Jodi Kansagor
joedvice@gmail.com
Jodi Bon Jodi (aka Joe D. Vice / Jodi Kansagor) was a member of DK PDX,
Portland OR's premier drag troupe until early 2006 when the troupe
disbanded. Since then she has focused on other projects, including
receiving her MBA from Portland State Uni, forming Glam Star Burlesque,
working with Femme Affinity Group Portland and singing for her all girl
butt rock band, Thruster. Jodi Bon Jodi loves expensive cosmetics,
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Advisory Member
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"Dante DiFranco"
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Julie Jitterbug Pearce
dantedifranco@yahoo.com
Dante DiFranco has been performing as a drag king since 1999. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota in Duluth, a reporter for the local NBC and CBS affiliates, and the author of the book, The Art of Kinging. Dante has performed around the world, has produced various drag king films and documentaries, and he has produced a solo tour in 2002, �Gender Distortion,� as well as touring with �The Men of Club Casanova.� Most importantly, Dante is passionate and dedicated to the drag king culture and strives to enhance and deepen the community as a whole.
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"Cody Las Vegas"
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Cody
cody_las_vegas@yahoo.com
Cody (Papa Bear to a select group) has been performing since 1998. He's
been a member of the Chicago Kings, GenderForce, and Chicago's Most
Unwanted. He also traveled with Club Casanova during the fall of 2002.
As an FTM, he's been transitioning in front of audiences and educating
when he can. His personal motto is, "to entertain, to educate, and to
eradicate hate". He's attended several IDKEs as performer and panelist,
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