By day, Jada Yee is a father of two trans kids however on Aug. 26, Jada grow to be Drag Queen Chyna B. Deadly, as he participated in a drag trend present.
Walk the Walk, a charity drag present occasion hosted by Flo Mingo and the John Howard Society raises cash for Lulu’s Lodge, a assist shelter for LGBTQ2S+ youth in Regina.
“This is very near and dear to my heart,” Yee mentioned. He added that he felt it was essential to boost consciousness of points confronted by queer youth.
The present raised $158,217 for Lulu’s lodge, one thing Yee mentioned he thought of an enormous success. He credited performers on the present for “pouring their heart and soul” into their performances.
“Last night showed me that there is tremendous support and allies for the LGBTQ2S+ community,” he mentioned.
Blair Roberts is the director of exterior relations on the John Howard Society, which oversees Lulu’s Lodge and was based in 2018.
He mentioned the youth locally have distinctive wants particularly in relation to their housing and security.
“We decided to launch Lulu’s Lodge because there was a gap in the community and our philosophy is that we want to fill those gaps and help as many people as we can,” Robert mentioned.
