Photo © Elias Vella
Pussy Bratchford is on the verge of becoming a good Christian. Now that he has given up sex and ketamine, he gets his kicks bidding at auctions and leaving without paying. He makes plenty money on the drag circuit, where he calls his audience gee-bags, muff divers and swords swallowers. One time, when he hosted bingo, he asked the crowd had anyone got a line when he spotted an RTE children’s presenter in the audience and told her ‘not the kind of line you’re thinking of’. The one from the telly broke her hole laughing.
"Pussy Bratchford is on the Verge of Becoming a Good Christian" is an irreverent and tender portrait of a drag queen in Dublin. With the love and support of his grandmother, the young man is transported from a small rural town and mild life to an existence he makes entirely his own. We meet him just as he has the chance to return her support. At once cheeky and vulnerable, the March edition of Long Story, Short Journal is dedicated to drag queen and activist Panti Bliss. Story by Irish writer Jamie O'Connell; photo by Elias Vella. CLICK HERE TO READ "PUSSY BRATCHFORD IS ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING A GOOD CHRISTIAN."
