Inclusivity

Eun Bee Yes (full name Eun Bee Yes Smith Sacaetty Stahr Devereaux St James, pronouns: he/him/his or zie/zir/zirs) is a non-binary/genderqueer show producer, artist, blogger, fanfic writer, single parent, and radical activist. In Eun’s muggle life, they are the executive director of SlutWalk Twin Cities, the international grassroots protest against rape culture. SlutWalk Twin Cities is now 10 years strong and has an annual SlutWalk along with two fundraisers, one of them the Diversity Ball which centers artists of colour, queer artists of colour, and those who live with physical and invisible disabilities.

Eun Bee Yes is proud to be honoured by the Ladies of the Lake, a fully professed House of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, as Saint Walk of No Shame.

Eun Bee Yes is the show producer of Transcendence Cabaret, a monthly online show which features transgender artists of colour, including non-binary and gender non-conforming artists in the main cast as well as guest performers. This is one of a handful of shows in the United States that feature primarily BIPOC artists.

You can follow Eun Bee Yes on Instagram or on Twitter.

Coming to you from unceded Fernandeño Tataviam, Gabrieleño/Tongva, and Chumash land (colonially known as Los Angeles, CA), this queer and curvy performer hypnotizes crowds across the country with their golden voice and bumps and grinds. They are an award-winning neurodivergent queer plus-sized second-generation South Asian-American Muslim cosplayer, model, and performance artist originally from the NYC Metro area (unceded Munsee Lenape land).

Tas wields her art as a form of social activism designed to explore the varied (and sometimes conflicting) facets of her identity, with the intention to challenge expectations related to these facets, specifically: intersections of race, sexuality, and heritage. She is a core cast member of the Old Hollywood-style variety show Babylon Cabaret and also SoCal’s only all Asian cabaret The Jade Follies, as well as the 2015 and 2017 California Burlypicks Master of Singing, earning her the monikers of “the sultry and seductive South Asian siren” and “The Bengal Bombshell.”

Additionally, Tas has been a Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusivity Consultant for over a decade and holds a B.A. in Psychology as well as a Masters in Clinical Social Work, in addition to several certificates and over 15 years of field experience.

Class:
Don’t Get Cancelled with Tas Al-Ghul (Recorded live on July 16, 2022)

Panel:
Red Flag, Green Flag: Safety Considerations for the Burlesque Industry (Recorded live on June 25, 2022)