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Drag tour with Birmingham date raises thousands for transgender charity

A drag tour that stopped off in Birmingham has raised thousands for a transgender charity.

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The performers on the Heels of Hell tour. Picture from: https://www.facebook.com/Holytrannity/

Holy Trannity and Dragged Up's Hells of Hell tour raised £4,620 for Mermaids through selling posters signed by performers on the tour.

Mermaids is a UK based charity that offers support to transgender and gender variant children and young people, their families and supporting professionals.

The show came to Birmingham's O2 Academy on October 24, featuring a series of RuPaul's Drag Race stars such as Sharon Needles, Alaska, Aja Jinkx Monsoon, Willam, Ivy Winters, and Latrice Royale.

Read more: Heels of Hell Halloween Tour, O2 Academy, Birmingham - review

In a statement posted on Holy Trannity's facebook, company owner Paul McAvoy and Dublin queen Victoria Secret thanked fans for their contributions.

They also extended thanks to Barpop Canal Street, Antonio Roman and John Desmond Hamilton for covering the costs to fly a representative from Mermaids to be presented with a check during the Dublin date of the tour.

For more information on Holy Trannity and upcoming shows, click here.

For more information on Mermaids, click here.