Gay activists use 10-year-old ‘drag’ kid to promote New York Pride
A 10-year-old boy dressed in “drag” as a sexy woman stars in a new campaign video for the upcoming New York Pride event this June. The 30-second promotional video released February 21 shows Desmond Napoles, also known as “Desmond is Amazing,” dressed as a woman, wearing eyeshadow, and putting on lipstick for a drag show . “I identify as an androgynous drag kid,” he says in the video. “I am different because I am very young and doing drag at a very young age.” “It makes me feel amazing. It gives me courage and it also gives other people courage to do what they want,” he added. Gay Star News reported that the drag kid has “already earned attention for his androgynous drag looks. He recently walked the runway for label Gypsy Sport as part of New York Fashion Week .” “Desmond recently announced that he was launching the ‘first and only drag house for drag kids’: HausOfAmazing. On Instagram, he describes himself as an ‘unapologetic gay youth,’” the gay news service