Pura Luka Vega, idineklara ng Bohol at Lucena na persona non grata

- Pura Luka was just declared as persona non grata by Bohol and Lucena City

- Bohol passed a resolution pursuant to the said declaration, citing the portrayal of the drag artist as disrespectful

- In Lucena City, the same thing was posted by one of its councilors, stating that the city's council has already passed a resolution declaring Pura as a persona non grata

- Bohol and Lucena City are only among the growing number of LGUs declaring the controversial drag artist as persona non grata

Bohol and Lucena City, both have passed resolutions that declare controversial drag artist Pura Luka Vega as a persona non grata.

According to the resolution passed by the legislative council of Bohol, the performance of Pura was offensive.

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“The portrayal of religious figures in a manner that is disrespectful or offensive to the religious sentiments of individuals and communities is not conducive to promoting harmony and mutual respect within our society," Inquirer stated.

In the City of Lucena, Councilor Benito Brizuela Jr., took to his page and made the announcement on the declaration of the drag artist as a persona non grata, Manila Bulletin reported.

“With the support of the Sanggunian, we have successfully passed the resolution declaring Amadeus Fernando Pagente, aka Pura Luka Vega, as persona non grata in the City of Lucena,” the post read.

He was also declared such in Mandaue City, according to ABS-CBN.

Drag artists, like drag queen Pura Luka Vega, would usually wear clothing and makeup to imitate present or historical personalities to the point of exaggeration for entertainment. Drag queens would also often perform pre-planned acts with audience interaction.

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Recently, the controversial drag queen took to Twitter and expressed his dismay over the sanctions imposed upon him. The drag queen was declared as a persona non grata by Manila and Bulacan. He said that he was being judged without people knowing him. Pura also encouraged everyone to tell him exactly what he did wrong saying that the intent of his performance was not even understood.

Previously in another post on the microblogging platform, Pura Luka Vega broke his silence amid the widespread bashings he has received after the video of his controversial performance at a party surfaced online. It can be recalled that the drag queen was seen in the video seemingly dressed to look like Jesus Christ. The rest of the partygoers were also seen jumping and dancing while singing to what sounded like a remixed version of a well-known church hymn. In his socmed post after the controversy broke out, Pura Luka Vega indicated it was not his intention to offend anyone.

Source: KAMI.com.gh