
‘All I’m doing is creating an inclusive space for everyone to belong’ Agrifair to showcase drag show
ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Agrifair has been in existence since 1909, but this year will be it’s first for a drag show.
Shane Stark, also known by the drag name Anida Queen of the Valley, is organizing the show, and said he is thrilled that the fair is building more inclusivity.
“Part of the reason I started these shows is because I wanted to build community here in the Fraser Valley,” he said. “It’s usually not as inclusive as say Vancouver; but there’s still queer people, there’s still inclusive people here in Abbotsford that need these events.”
Stark has a physical disability and was born with radial dysplasia and is Metis with Ojibwe heritage—all part of the reasons why building inclusivity is important to him.