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Camp is the new cool, as Sapphic Sun writer Evelyn Long declared in the queer newspaper\u2019s June issue. <\/p>\n
And while the irreverent countercultural movement reached mainstream success with the likes of Chappell Roan and RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race, it\u2019s also being coopted and diluted. <\/p>\n
\u201cTrump supporters are commending one another for \u2018serving cunt,\u2019\u201d Long writes. \u201cHow can we as queer people stay rooted in the expressions and sensibilities we\u2019ve created, and how do we protect them from losing their power?\u201d <\/p>\n
Movie buffs and drag performers help answer that question with a campy history lesson from before the reign of John Waters or even \u201cParis is Burning.\u201d <\/p>\n
Sun-Ray Cinema<\/a> hosts the first \u201cQ The Camp!\u201d screening this week with emcees Coriander Spice<\/a>, Evve Addams<\/a> and Cinna Honey Bunny<\/a>. <\/p>\n They\u2019ll watch the documentary, \u201cThe Queen,\u201d which follows the 1967 Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant featuring a legendary monologue from Crystal LaBeija. <\/p>\n \u201cPlease come, I\u2019m in financial crisis,\u201d Spice begs in a social media post.<\/p>\n Tickets are $15 for Q The Camp! on Wednesday, July 29, in Tampa.<\/a><\/p>\n Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us:\u00a0Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n Recent Stories<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\u2018I have a right to show my colors, darling.\u2019\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s the second to last Friday at the revered Ybor City venue.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tSome of their food will live on inside the forthcoming H Mart food court.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n This article appears in July 16 \u2013 22, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/42d4083b-edcf-44f5-8f03-dc054cdedd94.png\")
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