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Kōrero: Lesbian lives

Drag Kings

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The Drag Kings are a group of cross-dressing women performers based in Wellington. In this clip from a documentary about the group, Val describes why she likes dressing and performing as a man.

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Top Shelf Productions

Reference: The drag kings. Executive producer Vincent Burke; Director Caroline Johnstone. Wellington: Big World Zoo, 2009

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Alison J. Laurie, Lesbian lives – Cross-dressing women, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/30284/drag-kings (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Alison J. Laurie, i tāngia i te 5 April 2011.