Moray drag queen Miss Lossie Mouth brings curtain down on Parklands Pride
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TWO local drag queens have brought the curtain down on three weeks of care home performances to celebrate pride month.
Miss Lossie Mouth and Venus Guytrap have been performing at care homes in Moray and the Highlands as part of Parklands Pride which has been billed as a celebration of life and love.
Over the course of three weeks, hundreds of residents, relatives and staff have been treated to an 80-minute musical extravaganza featuring hits from iconic artists such as Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Stevie Wonder, Shirley Bassey and Frank Sinatra, among others.
The pair's performance at Innis Mhore Care Home in Tain marked the end of the celebration after performances at Fortrose, Muir of Ord, Grantown on Spey and Aberlour.
John Summers-Campbell, performing as Miss Lossie Mouth, said: "To be part of this event is really unique for me.
"I never thought in my life I'd be performing in a care home, but what an amazing opportunity. So much warmth, so much fun and the audience were receptive, it was brilliant.
"Congratulations to Parklands for giving that visibility to the LGBTQ+ community."
Darryl Alexander Geegan, who performs as Venus Guytrap, said: “I've worked in care for many years myself and I've seen what the sector’s like, particularly after COVID.
"They have struggled to bounce back with things like activities for residents, so to be doing something like this is just phenomenal and I was so grateful to be asked.”
Donald Morrison, Communications Director for Parklands Care Homes, said: “Parklands Pride has been amazing fun for residents and staff. We’ve never hosted an event like this before and the response from our homes has been fantastic. We’d like to thank Miss Lossie Mouth and Venus Guytrap for entertaining us over the past few weeks; it’s an experience we won’t ever forget, and we hope it has sent a message to the LGBTQ+ community within the Parklands family and across the wider community that we stand with them.”
As well as hosting Parklands Pride, Parklands Care Homes will this year sponsor Highland Pride and Pride in Moray.
