Lady Like
Directed by Luke Willis
Written by Luke Willis
Starring Lady Camden
Release Date January 3rd, 2025
Published January 6th, 2025
What is it that drives people to want to take joy away from others? Is this some kind of caveman instinct? Is our too slowly evolving intellect still recalling a time when being loud and happy might attract predators and thus we must crush those aspects of humanity for the protection of the tribe? I don’t understand why anyone would look at a child who loves to dance or play dress up or emulate a lifestyle that they weren’t born into and decide that this expression of self, this joy and comfort in what they enjoy, needs to be taken away from them.
This is literally what so many parents and members of general society attempt to do to a group of people who simply wish to follow their muse and live a life that brings them joy. The boy who grew up to be Lady Camden, runner up on Season 14 of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, knows this feeling all too well. She grew up wanting to dance and play with Barbies and many people stepped in to try and take that away from her. Whether it was angry bullying or ugly shaming, somehow people looked at this vulnerable child and thought that what was best for them was to take away what made them happy.
Find my full length review at Pride.Media, linked here.
