Thu, Aug 29
|Neptune Imperial Studio
I am 108
Juanita Bang Bang, a latina drag queen, tells and enacts the story of the number 108: the number of males, presumably homosexuals, detained during a murder investigation conducted by the Paraguayan Dictator Alfredo Stroessner in 1959.
Time & Location
Aug 29, 2024, 9:15 p.m. – 10:15 p.m.
Neptune Imperial Studio, 1593 Argyle St, Halifax, NS B3J 2B2, Canada
About the event
Juanita Bang Bang, a latina drag queen, tells and enacts the story of the number 108:
the number of males, presumably homosexuals, detained during a murder investigation
conducted by the Paraguayan Dictator Alfredo Stroessner in 1959. To this day, this
number is used as a way to discredit a person based on their sexual orientation.
However, the number has been reclaimed by local LGBTQ+ members from a shameful
association to one of pride. "I am 108" focuses on the fusion of extravagance and
meaningful narrative.
Content Notice: Mature subject matter, themes of violence and homophobia