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Zelina Azul posing during the Campus Activities Board's drag show. J.J. Hernandez, chairman of Huskies After Dark for CAB, said the event was held due to a recent lack of drag shows and the passing anti-drag and anti-transgender legislation. (Cheyenne Quintanilla | Northern Star)

‘The sun doesn’t ask permission to shine,’ the CAB drag show

By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor | March 26, 2023

DeKALB – A murder occurred on Thursday night: five queens slayed the stage in front of a fervid audience. At 8 p.m. Thursday, the Duke Ellington Ballroom held a free drag show. The crowd of nearly 400 people were treated to a night of music, performance,...