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Episode 35: Dragonfly

Amplified Oklahoma Show Notes

March 28, 2019

Show Notes

Oklahoma State University is more likely to be known for football than drag queens, but for years there’s been an annual event that brings a variety of communities together: Dragonfly. This month, we’re exploring the history of Dragonfly, a student-run drag show at OSU since 2003. We’ll listen to interviews with students and former advisors from the OSU Diverse Sexuality and Gender Oral History Project discuss how the show got started and how it came to be so popular among students both inside and outside of the LGBT community. We’ll also learn how the LGBT student experience has changed on campus from the early years of Dragonfly to now.

Show Host

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Angus Henderson

Angus Henderson is a graduate of Oklahoma State University's Art History undergraduate program with an emphasis on LGBT Visual Culture. He has presented on the history of drag performance, trans identity, and camp humor at OSU, as well as on homoeroticism in early 20th century ad design. He interned at the OOHRP from Fall 2018 - Summer 2019, researching LGBT culture and history on campus. His current research is on the impact of Tom of Finland on the formation of modern American gay culture. His illustrations and woodcut prints on transgender identity in art since ancient times have been accepted into juried art shows in California, Arizona, and Oklahoma.

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