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"If I embrace everything I have been taught to hate about myself there's power in that" - with Miss Coco Peru

A Gay Old Time

Wednesday, 1 May 2024 - 1 hour 10 minutes

Nigel's guest today is Miss Coco Peru, drag royalty who has been a household name in the queer community for over 30 years. Her list of achievements is incredible – from starring in films like To Wong Foo and Wigstock, through to raising funds for LGBTQ causes with her iconic Conversations With Coco events. The list of people she has worked with includes everyone from Liza Minnelli and Jane Fonda, to Lily Tomlin and Bea Arthur, who became one of Coco’s close friends. She is a passionate activist with her unflagging support of the LGBTQIA community and firce dedication to AIDS related charities. It was this dedication that led to her winning the Los Angeles LGBT Centre’s Board Of Director’s Award. She is the matriarch of drag onstage and happily married to her husband off it…This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain. Hosted by Nigel May. Every week, Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And guaranteed, a Gay Old Time!Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast Produced by Pineapple Audio Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.