We were all surprised when he danced the whole parade route. We thought he would only walk 10 blocks and then want to quit. “He felt beautiful and comfortable in his own self expression. “Desmond had styled himself that morning in a rainbow tutu, a shimmering tank top, a gold beret, and had clipped colorful hair extensions to his own short hair,” Napoles says.
She recalls that Desmond, who created his own drag and vogueing house called Haus of Amazing, had a wonderful time walking in the 2015 Pride March: “There was nothing more innocent, pure, or from the heart than his display of his joy that day.” Napoles says it was a shock to see her son’s photo used on a flyer equating a Pride festival with pedophilia.
