In an effort to save a three-story mural depicting his drag-queen muse and friend, Divine, filmmaker John Waters plans to testify next week before a city board, Baltimore Business Journal reports.

Making edgy art in defiance of pearl-clutching censors is pretty much how Waters got his start, so the role is a natural one for the director of “Pink Flamingos,” “Hairspray” and other films set in Baltimore and featuring Divine, born Harris Glenn Milstead.

“Of course, I am for the mural,” Waters emailed BBJ‘s Melody Simmons. “Have been there, taken friends and am fully supportive of the artistic choice of the homeowners and the positive influence on the neighborhood.”

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