The city benches at almost every bus stop in Baltimore proclaim, “Baltimore, the Most Beautiful City in the World.” Did the city planners forget about Paris, Rome, San Francisco or nearly every other major…
Meet an Old School New York City drag legend…sort of. I met Augusto through a friend about 15 years ago and every year he sends me a holiday card of himself in drag. It’s the…
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Skag Draggers, Booger Queens, Garbage Girls … whatever you choose to call them, they’re always the life of the party. I’m reminded of something James St. James said in the Party Monster documentary, “If you’ve…
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I can appreciate all types of drag, even the girls who go for the beaded gowns and Dynasty-era styling. This type tends to be a little too serious, but I will bow down to their…
Angel wings look like shit on nearly everyone. They’re too cutsie on children and everyone else either looks like they should be in a choir or are trying too hard to get laid. I…
Are my pads showing? An exposed boob pad is not as bad as a trail of toilet paper stuck to a high heel, but it’s still somewhat upsetting to see. I suppose it’s a small…
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Defekto aka Jim Lucio grew up in California and has made the East Coast his home since 1993. As a party promoter, photographer and man-about-town, he has gained local celebrity status in Baltimore, MD, where he currently lives and works. He considers himself the world’s preeminent Polaroid portrait photographer and he loves horror movies, boston terriers and drag queens.
http://www.defekto.com
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