Last year, a Silom drag hot spot survived a three-month shutdown without any relief or aid. This time it might not make it.
One of Bangkok’s best-known and rowdiest drag queen destinations The Stranger Bar yesterday called on all the fans out there for help via a crowdfunding campaign called Save the House of Drag Queens.
“The place we can call home that cares about LGBT community with staff and drag artists who make a living and career have been seriously impacted since March,” said Chakgai Jermkwan, the bar’s owner and host who transforms into “M Stranger Fox” on stage.
Like other nightlife purveyors, Stranger has felt deep pain under the various restrictions which have been in place since March. Unlike others, its clientele consists largely of travelers from abroad. Chakgai told Coconuts in March that if the pandemic continued, which it has, his bar…
