Pride Walk – Roze Maandag, Tilburg Kermis (Part 3)
“Don’t Be a Drag, Just Be a Queen”

As Lady Gaga sang it — and these queens lived it — the Pride Walk in Tilburg gave center stage to the art, power, and flamboyant joy of drag.

These photos are a tribute to the performers who graced the streets in towering heels, layers of glitter, and personalities even bigger than their wigs. Some looks were polished to perfection, others wonderfully over-the-top — but each one was a bold, beautiful statement of visibility and celebration.

Drag is not just entertainment — it's protest, expression, performance, and empowerment. It challenges norms, flips gender expectations, and radiates self-love in every shimmering sequin. As I weaved through the crowd (without bumping a soul, thank you very much 😄), I couldn’t help but feel both admiration and awe for these living works of art.

Shot with my Canon 5D Mark III and Sigma 100–400mm lens, I tried to capture the poise, humor, and pure joy that these queens brought to Roze Maandag. From confident poses to spontaneous laughter — this was Pride in motion.

Because in a world that often tries to dull our shine, drag reminds us: it’s okay to take up space, to be seen, and to be fabulous doing it.

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It's been a couple of weeks since my last #shave so today's the day. Why do I write it on #Mastodon? Because for a year I've been doing it live on Instagram while speaking about #feminism to and for men. I was thinking that it would have been a good move to do so, shaving with a #straightrazor while talking how #patriarchy strips up of basic human decency and our emotional center would have worked. I've received a lot of compliments for the idea from a lot of people but only once I actually had people joining me. One more frustration given to me by #performativeactivism and #professionalactivism, since everyone is too busy running after their own algorithm and their own ephemeral glory while I was trying to create a collective work around it. I still have many ideas, like #gendertraitors, but it seems to me that if something doesn't reward egos than it's worthless.