Hayley Kiyoko is “honoured” to headline Canada’s first queer music pageant.
The 32-year-old singer-and-actress – who’s overtly queer – will high the invoice at Toronto’s Lavender Wild this weekend.
She instructed ET Canada: “I’m so pleased with Toronto.
“And I’m so fortunate to be part of it. It’s going to be a really particular weekend, however it’s simply so vital to have illustration and to have the ability to have festivals that may convey like-minded folks collectively and a tremendous neighborhood collectively to have fun themselves, particularly throughout delight.”
The one-day extravaganza takes place at RBC Echo Seaside on Sunday, June 4, and Hayley can be joined by the likes of Lady in Purple, Daya, The Aces and G Flip.
She added that she is “very, very honoured to be part of it. I’m so excited to see so lots of my friends, Lady in Purple, Daya [and] G Flip there. There’s so many superb artists which are going to be performing.”
The queer pageant slot comes after Hayley was not too long ago threatened with authorized motion by an “undercover” police officer for inviting drag queens to carry out on stage at her live performance in Nashville, Tennessee.
The pop star risked entering into hassle with native regulation enforcement for permitting the drag stars to be a part of her live performance earlier this month.
She shared on Instagram: “The previous 48 hours have been an emotional rollercoaster to say the least. Our time without work in Nashville we went to a drag present at @playnashville and I had the dignity of being introduced on stage. We then deliberate to have some fabulous queens be part of us throughout my present the subsequent day.
“At soundcheck the day of, I used to be suggested by native regulation enforcement that having a drag efficiency at my all-ages present might lead to authorized motion. They warned us to not convey any drag performers on stage. I used to be shattered as you possibly can see within the movies, I recorded reacting to the scenario in real-time earlier than the present began.
“I by no means wish to put anybody ready to be in danger or at risk in any approach. But additionally the place is the road of being silenced? How will we navigate these absurd threats and legal guidelines in opposition to our neighborhood? I discover delight in ensuring my live shows are secure locations for ALL. How can I try this if we aren’t allowed to be ourselves, particularly at a predominantly queer live performance? We need to have a secure area to be ourselves whereas we navigate the evil that’s threatening our personal existence.”
The drag queens confirmed “no concern” as they agreed to carry out regardless of the state’s recently-passed anti-drag invoice.
It prohibits grownup cabaret from acting on public property and different locations the place minors could possibly be current, and it contains “male or feminine impersonators” below the banner of “grownup cabaret.”
Violators would face a fantastic of as much as $1,000, and as much as two years in jail.
