"Harvard University's decision to appoint a drag queen named LaWhore Vagistan has enraged right-wing bigots. The Ivy League university announced it had hired the drag performer, known out of drag as Kareem Khubchandani, to give lectures as part of its Studies of Gender and Sexuality program. The performance artist and researcher holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology, as well as a Master's degree and PhD in performance studies from Northwestern university."
"His research focuses on the intersection between queer nightlife, global politics, ethnography, the South Asian diaspora, and drag. At least seven academic journals, including the Journal of Asian American Studies and Scholar and Feminist Online, have published Khubchandani's work. His persona, LaWhore Vagistan, has been widely commended as "everyone's favourite South Asiain academic auntie" who brings the "nightclub to the classroom.""
Kareem Khubchandani, who performs as LaWhore Vagistan, will serve under the F.O. Matthiessen Visiting Professorship of Gender and Sexuality at Harvard. He holds a bachelor's in sociology and anthropology and a Master's and PhD in performance studies from Northwestern. His research examines the intersection of queer nightlife, global politics, ethnography, the South Asian diaspora, and drag. He has published in at least seven academic journals, including the Journal of Asian American Studies and Scholar and Feminist Online. He will teach Queer Ethnography and RuPaulitics: Drag, Race, and Desire across spring and autumn semesters. Social media users reacted with homophobic abuse, while his books include Decolonise Drag and Ishtyle; Lessons in Drag debuts October 2025.
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