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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Branch
Age Group: Children, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Event Details:

Families, all ages. Allow 15-20 minutes. Drop-in and self-directed.

Search the Central Children's Department for scavenger hunt clues and win a sticker! 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Pride Scavenger Hunt

All Day
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Other Location
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Find 10 QR codes hidden throughout the Elkridge branch! Each code leads to a series of 3 – 5 puzzle journeys celebrating LGBTQ+ history. Every code group completed qualifies for a Summer Reading Monthly Raffle Ticket.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Animation

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Using the iPad Pro and animation apps, learn how to create your own 2D animations. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Register once for all five sessions Mon-Fri.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Hydroponics

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Science Studio (Carver Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Want to know how to garden without soil? Learn about the structure of plants and explore various hydroponics technologies to grow food using less space and less water. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Hydroponics

9:00am - 10:30am
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Want to know how to garden without soil? Learn about the structure of plants and explore various hydroponics technologies to grow food using less space and less water. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Java

9:00am - 10:30am
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Discover the basics of Java, a class-based, object-oriented language used to design applications. Learn data and expressions, using classes and objects, conditionals, and loops. Create programming projects each day based on the topics covered.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

MathPlosion: Algebra I

9:00am - 10:30am
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Everyone on board - it’s your one-stop trip to higher level math! In this course, we’ll review one-variable statistics and linear equations, inequalities, and systems.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Photoshop I

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

From photos to movie posters, what does it take to create print advertisements for Hollywood movies? Focus on the Adobe Photoshop tools needed to create a movie poster.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Technology of Fashion

9:00am - 10:30am
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Learn about the fashion industry from concept to delivery, the role of science, and how to use technology to create selected outfits and original fashion design ideas. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Web Design

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Learn the basic fundamentals of HTML elements and User Interface (UI) design through Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Register once for all five sessions Mon-Fri.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Wonders of Chemical Reactions I

9:00am - 10:30am
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Explore chemistry in a fun and colorful environment!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pins and Needle Arts

10:00am - 12:00pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: CEN Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, DIY & Makerspace
Event Details:

Join other adults who knit, crochet, embroider, and sew, in an open forum for creating, conversing, sharing, and learning. This is a hybrid event, so if you would like to attend remotely via Zoom, contact pinsneedlearts@hclibrary.org.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Just For Me (3-6 years) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:
Event Details:

JUST FOR ME

Ages 3-6; 30 min.

For children who are ready for an independent class that includes creative expression, listening comprehension, and early reading skills.

Limited Attendance. Ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Move and Groove (all ages with adult) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

All ages; 30 min.

Come experience the joys of music and movement. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners [infant-23 months with adult] TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

PLAY PARTNERS

Ages newborns-23 months with adult; 20-30 min. Ticket required.

Newborns and toddlers learn to express feelings, language, and movement through stories, baby games, musical activities, and playtime. 

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

Event Details:

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.
 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) TK

10:30am - 11:00am
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

PLAY PARTNERS

Ages newborns-23 months with adult; 20-30 min. Ticket required.

Newborns and toddlers learn to express feelings, language, and movement through stories, baby games, musical activities, and playtime. 

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

Event Details:

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners (infant-23 mth) TK

10:30am - 11:00am
Glenwood Branch
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

PLAY PARTNERS

Ages newborns-23 months with adult; 20-30 min. Ticket required.

Newborns and toddlers learn to express feelings, language, and movement through stories, baby games, musical activities, and playtime. 

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

Event Details:

Tickets required. Tickets issued 15 minutes before the beginning of class.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Financial Literacy

10:45am - 12:15pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

In these dynamic fun filled classes, students will learn to set up a budget, evaluate needs vs. wants, and explore healthy vs unhealthy credit card usage.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Hydroponics

10:45am - 12:15pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Want to know how to garden without soil? Learn about the structure of plants and explore various hydroponics technologies to grow food using less space and less water. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

MathPlosion: Algebra I

10:45am - 12:15pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Everyone on board - it’s your one-stop trip to higher level math! In this course, we’ll review one-variable statistics and linear equations, inequalities, and systems.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Music Technology

10:45am - 12:15pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Learn the skills of an audio engineer in music production in the digital realm.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Origami Engineering

10:45am - 12:15pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Get hands-on experience in the ancient art of paper folding! Students will see how origami can be used to create structures like solar panels, bridges, and packing materials.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Outdoor Science

10:45am - 12:15pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Science Studio (Carver Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Science rules both inside and outdoors! Join us for some awesome, messy, and WEIRD fun in the sun. We will perform fun chemical experiments and explore the principles of science! Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Robotics

10:45am - 12:15pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Interested in coding? Interested in design? Want to build a robot? Then FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) might just be the perfect competition for you!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Science of Art

10:45am - 12:15pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Learn how the creation of art is influenced by science and do experiments in chemistry, fluid dynamics, and color theory to make amazing works of art!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Sports Science

10:45am - 12:15pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Deflategate and the ideal gas law? Bend it like Beckham? What is a knuckle ball? Learn about the physics behind your favorite sports with hands on experiments. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Move and Groove (all ages with adult) TK

11:15am - 11:45am
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

All ages; 30 min.

Come experience the joys of music and movement. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Just For Me (3-6 years) TK

11:30am - 12:00pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:
Event Details:

JUST FOR ME

Ages 3-6; 30 min.

For children who are ready for an independent class that includes creative expression, listening comprehension, and early reading skills.

Limited Attendance. Ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners [infant-23 months with adult] TK

11:30am - 12:00pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

PLAY PARTNERS

Ages newborns-23 months with adult; 20-30 min. Ticket required.

Newborns and toddlers learn to express feelings, language, and movement through stories, baby games, musical activities, and playtime. 

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

Event Details:

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.
 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

HCPSS Summer Meal Program

12:30pm - 2:00pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: East Columbia Other Location
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type:
Event Details:

FREE summer meals sponsored and served by HCPSS

Children must be present to receive free meals. 

All summer meals must be consumed onsite

This event is in the "Teens" group.

A/V Lab

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Include access to the sound booth and other HiTech equipment to record and mix music or create movies. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Character Design

1:30pm - 3:00pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Character designers work in video games, movies, TV, animation, and even comic books and graphic novels! Design and develop your own characters by using technology to create "model sheets" which consist of costumes, facial expressio

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Claymation Stop Motion Animation

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!, , Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Collaborate in self-directed teams to create an animation. Sculpt characters, storyboard, design sets, and photograph stills.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Coding with Art

1:30pm - 3:00pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Marvin Thomas Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Learn how to create simple art programs using Java code. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Register once for all five sessions, Mon-Fri.

Registration Required.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dive Into Physics

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Are you taking Physics this fall?  Review math and physical science skills and get a preview of what is to come in Physics. Graphing calculators and familiarity with Algebra 1 concepts recommended. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Periodic Build

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Science Studio (Carver Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Learn about the elements in the periodic table as you arrange the periodic table; name compounds and balance equations; and discuss orbitals, electron configuration, and VSPER Theory. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Python

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Learn the basics of programming in Python! Create games, interactive programs, and anything else you want. Absolutely no experience required -- you'll learn how to program a basic game in the first class! Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Ten80

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Compete in the ultimate racing challenge! Working in teams, learn how mechanical systems operate by using a 1:10 scale electric radio-controlled car that can be set up in 4 million ways.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Zoology

1:30pm - 3:00pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

This course will cover an overview of the topics in zoology, including cell biology, taxonomy, major vertebrate groups, physiology, genetics, evolution, and ecology.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Library Skills & Tour [all ages] TK

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages (children 5 & under w/adult).  20-30 min.  Ticket required.

Learn how to navigate the shelves and expand your searching skills via an interactive tour of the Miller Branch Children's Department!

Paper Airplane (ages 8-10) TK

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

PAPER AIRPLANE 

Ages 8-10. 45 minutes. Ticket required. Ticket available 15 minutes before class begins.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Action Board (TAB) Meeting

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Miller Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Tech Lab (MIL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: College & Trade Schools, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Required
Event Details:

Fun! Friends! Community! Culture! Social Justice! 

Are you a passionate and creative teen (ages 11-18) eager to make a difference and be a voice for your generation?

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Glenwood Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens
Required
Event Details:

Join us for Glenwood's Teen Book Club: Pride Month Edition. This month, we are reading The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Films with Humans

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events,
Required
Event Details:

 

Please join us for this new quarterly series wherein we will watch films about humans, since all great stories involve great characters, and then we'll discuss them with our fellow humans.

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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Program Type: Book Clubs, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-11.  45 min.  Registration required.

Read the assigned book, then come to the book club for discussions and activities such as games, STEAM projects or crafts.

Pick up the book at Miller's children's desk.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Pajama Time (all ages) TK

7:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type:

PAJAMA TIME

All ages with adult; 30 min.  Ticket required.

A class before bedtime. Children build skills in singing, talking, listening, reading, and getting along with others through stories, music, rhymes, and activities. Children may wear their pajamas and bring their loveys and blankets.   

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

Event Details:

Ticket required. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Murder , Mischief and Mayhem

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a lively discussion of all things murderous, mysterious and mischievous. Sometimes it's fiction, sometimes non-fiction, but always interesting!

Title for June is Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

This event is in the "Adults" group.

LGBTQIA+ 101 (Online)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Required
Event Details:

Why is June “Pride Month?” What do all the letters in “LGBTQIA+” even stand for? And what is the truth about transgender people and drag performers?