Drag queens, kings to strut their stuff with Mummers

Philadelphia Daily News ^ | 12/19/20123 | DAVID GAMBACORTA

[Kid Shelleen]

AS A KID growing up on 2nd Street in South Philly, Ian Morrison enjoyed the spectacle of the wild post-New Year's Day Parade celebrations that unfurled in his tight-knit neighborhood.

But what he looked forward to the most was the day after the parade.

"We'd steal everything the brigades threw out, the makeup and the costumes," laughed Morrison, 39, dressed from head to toe yesterday as his makeup-heavy drag-queen alter ego, Brittany Lynn.

Morrison, City Councilmen Jim Kenney and Mark Squilla, and several members of the LGBT "Miss Fancy" Brigade gathered at the Mummers Museum, at 2nd Street and Washington Avenue, to announce that the troupe of female impersonators would march in the parade for the second year in a row.

[dsc]

This can’t continue.

[Kid Shelleen]

**** Philly Metro Ping ****

[abclily]

LGBT = Little Gonads Big Tits

[smoothsailing]

Kenney noted that female impersonators were a mainstay during New Year's Day parades until the 1970s, when the category was eliminated as women began to take part in the parade. City officials decided to bring the category back last year.

Give Philly to New Jersey and be done with it. Pennsylvania would become a solid red state instantly.

[Vaquero]

from mummers to hummers.

[FAA]

“LGBT = Little Gonads Big Tits”

Snort...

[Vaquero]

sounds like a plan. could give beltway Virginia to Maryland.

[SC_Pete]

The Mummers Parade is unique to Philadelphia and it will die out quickly if it’s turned into another gay pride extravaganza.

[a fool in paradise]

Time for Bible thumpers to start marching in protest during gay pride parades.

[Fresh Wind]

Philadelphia = West Camden

[GeronL]

btw, what the heck is a “mummer”??

[a fool in paradise]

[Terry L Smith]

One more tradition gone to the dogs.

[bigbob]

Agree, it’s filled with folk history and goes back a long time, and educational as well:

Here we stand before your door,
As we stood the year before;

Give us whiskey; give us gin,
Open the door and let us in.
Or give us something nice and hot
Like a steaming hot bowl of pepper pot!

Let the fags start their own parade!

[GeronL]

never mind

[I_Like_Spam]

Actually the acronym “LGBT” is no longer considered PC. The correct acronym for this community is LGBTQQIAAP.

[kvanbrunt2]

not a chance. Northeast and me are still conservative. the comics just get drunk and throw up on their way home.

[tet68]

Wait, there are drag kings?
Now I’m really confused.

[dsc]

“Time for Bible thumpers to start marching in protest during gay pride parades.”

Not unless they’re ready to employ lethal force to protect themselves.