Monday, March 15, 2010

Drag queen loses nursing job over 34-year-old arrest

In South Florida's gay community, Ray Fetcho is known as drag queen "Tiny Tina."


To the families of elderly dementia patients,he's a godsend, a compassionate caregiver. But now Fetcho is out of a job and his 35-year nursing career is in jeopardy, all because of a minor arrest — in 1976.

Fetcho, performing under his stage name, was emceeing a "Wet Jockey Shorts" contest at the Copa, a now-closed gay nightclub in Dania Beach, when undercover state agents investigating drug sales witnessed what they considered a lewd act. Fetcho was charged with a misdemeanor and paid a $150 fine.

Read more at: www.sun-sentinel.com

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