The University of Iowa’s undergraduate queer organizations hosted STRUT, a charity event to benefit United Action for Youth in association with LGBT History Week. Hunter “Hunty Bunches” Gillaspie and Dan “Sugar D” Solon hosted the event dressed to the nines in their drag personas and invited people to strut their stuff down the catwalk in heels for a $3 donation to UAY and a chance to win a golden heel trophy. Besides the strutting, there was also a runway look competition with six different categories, including “executive realness”, “Hawkeye pride” and “futuristic fantasy”.
Brandan Brishi and Linden Ramsey cheer as Hunter Glenn does the splits during STRUT. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Jamie Ellis, Youth Development Specialist at United Action for Youth speaks at the STRUT event in Hubbard Park. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Asia Maiden sheds a layer during the “Executive Realness” portion of the competition. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Linden Ramsey struts down the catwalk at Hubbard Park. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Logan Creach, 14 tosses a heel off the catwalk at Hubbard Park. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Lydia Zhu gets sassy on the catwak at Hubbard Park. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Caleb White and Hallee Haygood work the catwalk together at Hubbard Park. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Dan “Sugar D” Solon struts their stuff at Hubbard Park. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Benjamin Nelson and Jacob Simpson strike a pose at the end of the catwalk. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Nolan Petersen accepts the award for the best “Executive Realness” look. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
Hunter “Hunty Bunches” Gillaspie in the spotlight on the catwalk during STRUT. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. — photo by Zak Neumann
