The Future Is QueerX
11 May 2019.  -

Photos of Raymond Braun and Nikita Dragun , Revry/QueerX 2019

“I’ve pushed representation by living visibly and unapologetically. To have the support of my community means the world to me because everything I do is for them! Live your fantasy.” - Revry Visibility Awards Honouree, Nikita Dragun 

Queer global streaming network Revry presents QueerX, the 4th annual queer music, film, and industry festival from Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. QueerX’s star-studded line-up of luminaries in the LGBTQ and media influencer communities will entertain with concerts, screenings, industry panels and parties including the Powerhouse Industry Pitchfest and the Revry Visibility Awards honouring entrepreneur and media maven Nikita Dragun, advocate and media personality Raymond Braun, and the star and creator of Netflix’s Special, Ryan O’Connell.  

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Saturday night’s Centerpiece Screening is LA’s premiere of the YouTube Original State of Pride starring Raymond Braun and directed by two-time Academy Award winners Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Times of Harvey Milk, The Celluloid Closet) that opened this year’s SXSW.  State of Pride takes an unflinching look at the significance, controversy, and meaning of Pride for young people 50 years after the Stonewall Riots.  It follows Raymond Braun, called “one of the pre-eminent activists of his generation” by OUT magazine, on a road trip to big cities and rural towns across the United States as he experiences Pride and interviews individuals for whom the event marks a pivotal moment in their personal journey.

The festival concludes with the star-studded Revry Visibility Awards and a closing night party hosted by the Tourist Office of Spain honouring Nikita Dragun, Raymond Braun and Ryan O’Connell.  Nikita shares, “This is an incredibly monumental year for me. I launched my company Dragun Beauty becoming the first Trans owned brand for Trans people and all people.”