Performers at a March drag show in Athens, Ohio gather onstage for a curtain call after their performance. The show took place at the Southeast Ohio History Center, formerly the First Christian Church in Athens. Photo: Laura Harbert Allen/100 Days in Appalachia
Performers at a March drag show in Athens, Ohio gather onstage for a curtain call after their performance. The show took place at the Southeast Ohio History Center, formerly the First Christian Church in Athens. Photo: Laura Harbert Allen/100 Days in Appalachia
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by Laura Harbert Allen, 100 Days in Appalachia
May 18, 2023

On a cloudy March evening, Roxy von Teddy stands in front of what used to be the altar of a Disciples of Christ Church in downtown Athens, Ohio. The former church is now home to the Southeast Ohio History Center, which purchased the building in 2017, but vestiges of the church remain.  

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Several rows of silver organ pipes form a centerpiece behind von Teddy,…

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