LELLEBEL

Last week I went to Amsterdam to experience the DragQueen scene. After researching, and asking actual Drags to name the hotspots, I ended up in a cafe called “Lellebel”.

From the moment I walked in I immediately felt at home. There where not a lot of people, so I assumed people would stare at us, like we didn’t belong there. But the opposite happend, I felt very welcome, even embraced. The vibe in the small cafe was amazing! The walls where covered in glitters and a lot of patterned wallpaper.

When we bought our first drink there was a Drag Performance, which was really nice to see. I was impressed by the high heals she weared, her straight eyeliner and the tight dress. Besides that it was really amusing to see her perform! It felt like she become this other person, at first when we where stading at the bar she was standing in the corner a lilttle bit shy I could say. But after she stood on stage something magical happend, there was a lot of energy, confidence and an amazing performance!

At one point I was talking to this bussiness guy, I think he was around 55 years old. He was with his wife and another straight couple. We started talking about goals, dreams and how to pursue them. Kind of random actually, but it was an interesting conversation.

I think it is nice that there where people from all races, ages and gender. After a while I talked to his wife, the conversation was about how the world would be a much better place if everybody would just accept each other and realize that we are all the same. And if we all help eachother where we can, the world would be a much better place!

I think it is interesting to realize how much different people go there and there is one thing which them all connects and that is acceptance. It doesn’t matter how you look, what gender you are, your age or how you dance. The most important thing is that you are yourself, you can be yourself! I think this is wonderfull and one of the best feelings ever!

“Whatever you proclaim as your “The Biggest obstacle I ever faced was identity here in the material realm is my own limited perception of myself.” also your drag. You are not your - RuPaul religion. You are not your skin color. You are not your gender, your politics, your career, or your marital status. You are none of the superficial things that this world deems important. The real you is the energy force that created the entire universe!” - RuPaul