Drag show article needs clarification

Editor,

My name is Adam Quintero and I am the UNM Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) co-chair. I am writing in response to the article printed in Monday, “Standing room only in show fit for a queen.”

Although I am truly grateful for the article and how supportive the Daily Lobo has been to the QSA and the LGBTQ community, I just feel that the article failed to give credit to those who deserved it and was off on some facts.

First and foremost — I, Adam Quintero, was not the “event organizer” for the drag show and am not the “president” of QSA. I was one of the many “event organizers” for the show and am the “co-chair” for the organization, along with David Griffith.
The show took weeks and weeks of planning, hard work, and many stressful nights, and to give credit to only one person and mention solely me in the article is not fair.

The QSA officers worked equally hard on the event, which included Griffith (co-chair), Kaitlyn Arndt (event coordinator), Arielle Scherrer (PR chair), Matt Ward (meeting coordinator), Alex Mirabal (volunteer chair), Shelby Wosick (advocacy chair), Christian Waquespack (historian) and Valerie Strong (financial chair).

This event could not have gone on without these officers and all the many QSA volunteers who helped out. Outside organizations and community members also played a huge part in making the show a success, including the host Sabryna Williams, PJ Sedillo, Leslie Broyles, Alex Deeds, the performers, the judges, Chris Ramirez, the Raza Graduate Student Association and ASUNM Student Special Events (SSE).

Additionally, some of the judges listed in the article were incorrect. Tony Medina and Simone Segovia were not judges this year. The 2010 Ms. NM Pride LaRhya and the 2010 Mr. NM Pride Raydon Hawk were judges.

Overall, the 2010 UNM Drag Show and Prom Extravaganza Eleganza was a huge success. It was a great time for the UNM and N.M. communities (both straight and LGBTQ) to come together and have a night of great entertainment.

And we are very, very thankful to the Daily Lobo for covering it (The picture of Lady Gaga looks amazing), but again, I just wanted to correct a couple of things and give credit where credit is due.
Thanks so much Daily Lobo!

Adam Quintero
QSA co-chair