PLAN B LISTEN BACK: DUBLIN DRAG QUEEN VIOLA GAYVIS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BLACK PRIDE

Viola Gayvis

In the aftermath of George Floyd's death, many people have spoken out and shared their stories. One of those is Dublin drag queen Viola Gayvis.

In an Instagram video, Viola shared what it is like to be a gay black man in Ireland.

 

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A post shared by Viola Gayvis (@violagayvis) on May 26, 2020 at 5:01am PDT

Viola joined Sarina on Saturday's Plan B as we celebrated Pride to speak about the importance of Black Pride and how we need to continue "fighting the good fight".

We also heard how the name Viola Gayvis came about and how she is Ireland's answer to "without the steep price tag or the Oscar".

Hear more of Viola's story on the podcast.

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I can’t even put it into words but thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU! We are the future, we are the revolution and we will continue to fight! And to everyone who sent me an act thank you! I couldn’t have done this without you all! You are all wonderful, talented and beautiful humans! Thank you and I know some acts were not added in but that was due to the length of the show but you are definitely in the next one! I will be in touch and we have raised so much money for @originseile and @blackprideire

A post shared by Viola Gayvis (@violagayvis) on Jun 19, 2020 at 1:53pm PDT

Black Pride

Black Pride Ireland was founded in 2019 and is a Black gay pride group advocating the rights of black LGBTQIA+ people in Ireland.

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