Israeli Culture
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 5:16 pm
Lior Yisraelov, who grew up in a religious Zionist community
in south Tel Aviv, now performs as Suzi Boum — fake eyelashes,
blond wig, and glittering clothes included.
To become Suzi Boum, it takes Lior Yisraelov about an hour.
It’s a routine Yisraelov has nailed down: First he shaves, then
he applies layers of makeup. Next, fake eyelashes, and finally
the blond wig, the glittering clothes and the over-the-top
accessories. Over the years, Suzi Boum’s look has stayed more
or less the same. But Yisraelov, 33, has undergone several
transformations — from a yeshiva boy to an openly gay Arabic
teacher to Israel’s most in-demand drag queen.
“I would say he’s the most successful drag queen in Israel,”
said Dekel Lazimi, 28, a filmmaker who is making an online
video series about his friends in Tel Aviv’s drag scene.
“Lior is the only one that has really broken out of the
gay scene and into TV and stuff.”
https://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2016 ... ore-162125
in south Tel Aviv, now performs as Suzi Boum — fake eyelashes,
blond wig, and glittering clothes included.
To become Suzi Boum, it takes Lior Yisraelov about an hour.
It’s a routine Yisraelov has nailed down: First he shaves, then
he applies layers of makeup. Next, fake eyelashes, and finally
the blond wig, the glittering clothes and the over-the-top
accessories. Over the years, Suzi Boum’s look has stayed more
or less the same. But Yisraelov, 33, has undergone several
transformations — from a yeshiva boy to an openly gay Arabic
teacher to Israel’s most in-demand drag queen.
“I would say he’s the most successful drag queen in Israel,”
said Dekel Lazimi, 28, a filmmaker who is making an online
video series about his friends in Tel Aviv’s drag scene.
“Lior is the only one that has really broken out of the
gay scene and into TV and stuff.”
https://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2016 ... ore-162125