“There’s more support, and I feel like that’s more important because of how much negative legislature is against our community right now,” drag performer Detox said.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Season 8 kicked off and the ninth annual DragCon LA convention took place last weekend, where notable queens from the franchise as well as “Drag Race” executive producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato spoke with CNN about the current political climate as more state and local policies target LGBTQ individuals – specifically trans people and drag performers, two communities that span cultures and geographical divides, with long and storied histories dating back...
I don’t understand why that should be the case, because the whole mission and intention and message of drag is that it’s very inclusive, it’s all about self-expression, and being whoever you want to be, and not taking it all too seriously.” He added that “it’s interesting to see how this has been turned into a threat by those opposed to drag, when really, it’s no threat at all. And in fact it brings a message of peace, love and inclusivity that as a culture we’re really in need of right now.
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