Muslim drag queens: 'They don't respect us ... they think we're insects' Subscribe to The Guardian ► Meet Ali, a gay Pakistani asylum-seeker preparing for his first performance as a drag queen. Ali fled Pakistan, where he was persecuted for being gay, but now faces abuse from his neighbours in London. Mentored by Asifa Lahore, the UK's first Muslim drag queen, Ali is determined to overcome his fears and express himself in a dance performance at the UK's biggest 'gaysian' club
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