Drag performer sells removed crosswalk bricks to fund Pride groups
Eric Swanson, who performs as Miss Bouvee, won 50 bricks at auction and has raised more than half of his $15,000 goal for Pride organizations in Key West and Naples.
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Eric Swanson, who performs as Miss Bouvee, won 50 bricks at auction and has raised more than half of his $15,000 goal for Pride organizations in Key West and Naples.
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