Argentina's next president says he is 'proud' of his drag queen son

“I have pride in my son, how can I not be proud?”

Alberto Fernàndez

Alberto Fernàndez and his son, drag queen DYHZY. Source: Instagram

Argentina's president-elect Alberto Fernàndez has spoken out about being "proud" of his son, a respected Argentinian .

Fernàndez, who, beat out conservative right-wing incumbent Mauricio Macri in last week's presidential election.

During a radio interview with Radio Con Vos via Ushuaia Noticias, the future president said his son, whose real name is Estanislao was “one of the most creative persons" in his life, according to a translation from .

“My son is a rights activist in that community," he continued.

"I would worry if my son was a criminal, but he is a great man."

The politician, who won 45 per cent of the over-all vote, added: “In that world, which I don’t know much about, [he] seems to be respected and very recognised. I have pride in my son, how can I not be proud?”
Naturally, Estanislao's work as a drag queen has made he and his father the targets of some political trolling on social media.

Last week, Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of , tweeted a side-by-side comparison of he and Estanislao. In the photo, Bolsonaro holds a gun. 

“This is not a meme,” he wrote alongside the images.

Estanislao , tweeting: “Brazilian brothers, we are in this fight together. I love you," alongside a rainbow emoji.

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Published 5 November 2019 11:30am
Updated 7 November 2019 11:46am
By Samuel Leighton-Dore


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