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Nathan Alexander describes the drag community in Urbana-Champaign, the Southern Illinois Pride Parade, and Uniting Pride (formerly UP Center).

A permit for the CU Pride Festival and parade in downtown Champaign.

A concert flyer for the Champaign-Urbana Men's Chorus Spring Concert.

Black rose with glitter rainbow accents. Drag King Faim Lee Jewls handed out these roses during his performance at Champaign Pride Parade of 2019. Brought to the History Harvest of 2019 where it was digitized.

This AIDS Quilt panel depicts Stephen Gallagher's experience with alcoholism and his recovery process through Alcoholics Anonymous. The date in the bottom right corner of the quilt is his sobriety date.

Pamphlet from 2019 Pride in Southern Carbondale sponsored by Rainbow Café. This was the second Pride parade hosted in Southern Carbondale. Representatives from the Champaign UP Center attended to hand out flyers for their organization, make their…

Blue Up Center t-shirt worn by staff of the 2018 Champaign Pride

Stephen Gallagher's AIDS Quilt is a collaborate quilt made of squares created by friends and family of Stephen Gallagher. This specific square is to showcase their participation in the group GCAP, which stands for Gay Community AIDS Project (later…

A page featuring a photograph of drag performer Sasha Velour in the 2019-2020 Krannert Center for the Performing Arts program.

Headpiece handmade by Nathan Alexander. This was created as a part of a outfit for a drag performance. The piece is made out of aluminum foil and masking tape. Nathan won the drag performance at the 51 Main December Drag Show.