Taylor Alxndr

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Taylor Alxndr
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Born (1993-02-13) February 13, 1993 (age 32) [1]
Alma mater Georgia State University
Notable work"Say What You Mean" music video
Website tayloralxndr.com

Taylor Alxndr is an Atlanta, Georgia, social activist, community organizer, entertainer, drag queen, and founder of the United States LGBTQ non-profit "Southern Fried Queer Pride". [2] [3]

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Community work

Alxndr has spoken out in support of "voices who have been marginalized and erased" and black queer and trans people in the South. [4]

Alxndr also plans community events, including a "Paris Is Burning" ball in 2018. [5]

Southern Fried Queer Pride

Alxndr co-founded Southern Fried Queer Pride (SFQP) in 2014, which they say is a "a queer and trans, arts and community organization and festival based here in Atlanta, with roots all over the south." [6] Through their work with Southern Fried Queer Pride, Alxndr focuses their work on with black and brown trans youth. [7]

In 2020, a GoFundMe for Southern Fried Queer Pride raised over $130,000 to create a community space for the organization. [8] [9] The community center's working name is The Clutch Community Center, in memory of MonteQarlo, who was one of the founders of Southern Fried Queer Pride. MonteQarlo drowned in 2018 at Tybee Island, Georgia. [10] [11]

Southern Fried Queer Pride spent four years searching for a suitable property for the community center and signed a lease for a building in December 2023. They spent $21,000 on permits and architectural work to get the building suitable for use. In September 2024 SFQP shared on social media that they had broken this lease due to ongoing issues with the landlord. [12]

Art

Alxndr as a music artist has released songs and music videos including "Nightwork" (2017), their debut album "Hologram" in 2019, [13] and "Say What You Mean" (2020); their music includes social justice messages about Black Lives Matter and the trans rights movement. [14] [15] Their music videos are inspired by 2000s culture and filmmakers like John Hughes. [3]

Alxndr is a drag queen, and they are the house mother of "House of Alxndr". [16] in 2019, Alxndr was voted 'Atlanta's Best Drag Queen & Best LGBTQ Performer'. [17]

Personal life

Alxndr uses they/them pronouns and identifies as non-binary. [18] Alxndr was named one of the 100 most influential LGBTQ+ Georgians in 2020. [19]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/tayloralxndr/photos/a.664292293622646/4007291555989353/ [ user-generated source ]
  2. ↑ Street, Mikelle (June 22, 2020). "How Pride Went Into the Future and Back to Its Roots In 2020". GQ . Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Pride Month Spotlight: TAYLOR ALXNDR (+ Interview!)". Genius . Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Street, Mikelle (June 22, 2020). "How Pride Went Into the Future and Back to Its Roots In 2020". GQ . Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Hahn, Rachel (November 19, 2018). "See All of the Bold Looks From This Massive Atlanta Dance Party–Ball Hybrid". Vogue . Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ Community, Cami Melson (June 7, 2021). "Southern Fried Queer Pride Begins June 24". Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ Malone, Tess (October 9, 2020). "Atlanta needs its gay bars now more than ever". Atlanta . Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  8. ↑ "The Southern Fried Queer Pride Festival Goes Digital". WABE. June 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ Walljasper, Matt (May 10, 2021). "Atlanta's Cross-Pollination Art Lab encourages collaboration and experimentation". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ "News: Atlanta mourns the drowning deaths of artists MonteQarlo, Kiwan Benson". ARTS ATL. August 16, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  11. ↑ Wray, Alexis (September 15, 2022). "Meet Taylor Alxndr a leading voice in Southern Fried Queer Pride's LGBTQ+ community". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  12. ↑ Burkholder, Katie (October 10, 2024). "Southern Fried Queer Pride Loses Space for CLUTCH Community Center". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  13. ↑ "'Signal' by Drag Artist Taylor Alxndr Explores Lost Love Connection". Subvrt Mag. May 16, 2019. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Atlanta's TAYLOR ALXNDR Drops 'Say What You Mean' Video". Paper . June 10, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Premiere: TAYLOR ALXNDR's 'Nightwork' Video Unveils the Darker Side of Drag". Out . June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on January 18, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Memoirs of the Atlanta Drag Scene". Georgia Voice . August 27, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Out in the Archives: Atlanta's Pride – University Library News" . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  18. ↑ "They/them/their: The rise of gender-neutral pronouns". Georgia Voice – Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. January 14, 2016. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  19. ↑ Atlanta, Project Q. (November 19, 2020). "Meet Out Georgia's 100 'Most Influential LGBTQ+ Georgians'". Project Q Atlanta. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.


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