Come Spend an Evening with T Lo IN TEXAS and Learn More about Queer History!

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First things first: Our headshot is at least six years old and we hate it, but we always forget to have a new one done until someone asks us for one. This time, the fine folks at Badge of Pride in Dallas asked for it and we were thrilled to send it along. Why? Because bitches, for the very first time, T LO’S COMING TO TEXAS!

Badge Of Pride, in partnership with The Writer’s Garret, is thrilled to welcome the dynamic duo Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez (aka, T Lo) to Dallas for a celebration of Queer culture and history to mark Pride Month and our museum exhibition, “BADGE OF PRIDE: FROM SILENCE…TO CELEBRATION!” (on view from June 06-September 28, 2025). This event is part of our “Say it Loud: From the Shadows to the Mainstage” speaker series. Through this series, we’re bringing powerful voices, transformative stories, and inspiring activists to the forefront—shedding light on the past, amplifying the present, and igniting change for the future.

Join us on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at the award-winning Bishop Arts Theatre Center in Oak Cliff for an unforgettable evening as Tom & Lorenzo take the stage to dive deep into how “RuPaul’s Drag Race” honors LGBTQ+ cultural traditions and pays tribute to the legends who paved the way. They’ll share insights from their best-selling book, “Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life,” exploring everything from the art of shade and lip-syncing to the Pit Crew and Snatch Game!

Learn about the brave trailblazers who shaped Queer culture under immense pressure—and get a rare chance to ask your burning questions during a lively Q&A session moderated by Aaron Glover, Executive Director of The Writer’s Garret.
Get ready for a legendary night! You won’t want to miss this fun, pop-culture-packed evening celebrating the rich history of Queer resilience and creativity.

This will be T Lo’s first appearance in Texas! The event is free, but tickets are required! Ticket options, including signed copies of the book, as well as limited premium seating, are available.

We’re super-excited for a lot of reasons: because Legendary Children continues to spur conversations (and sell copies) five years after its release, because we love that every PRIDE month, we now have at least one opportunity to talk to people about queer history, because we’ve never been to Texas, and because our planned presentation will be specifically focused on several transgender trailblazers, which is an especially important piece of our history that needs to be remembered now more than ever.

This is a ticketed event in order to reserve seating, but there are several options, including FREE SEATING or an assigned seat WITH A SIGNED COPY OF LEGENDARY CHILDREN! Go here for all the details! See you in June!

• Legendary Children
• LGBTQ
• Queer History