RuPaul Charles is already an LGBTQ icon, the most famous drag queen on the planet and executive producer of a global reality TV empire, but he can now add another crown to the list of honors he has received. With a record-breaking 11 Emmy wins, the latest of which occurred…
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Ohio Representative Candice Keller Blames Gay Marriage, ‘Drag Queen Advocates’ and Democrats for Mass Shootings
In a since-made-private Facebook post, Ohio representative Candice Keller blamed gay marriage and “drag queen advocates,” among a litany other things, for mass shootings. This weekend’s shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas were the 254th and 255th mass shootings this year in the U.S. A mass shooting is…
Montgomery, Alabama Drag Show Shut Down by Police
Montgomery, Alabama’s A Touch of Soul Cafe was preparing for a late night drag show last Saturday when police arrived and told them they had to shut down at midnight, even though the owner, Geri Moss said she believed she could stay open until 2 a.m. According to the Montgomery Advertiser,…
Drag Queens Are Helping a North Carolina School Reduce Bullying
The faculty at Central Park School of Children in Durham, N.C., noticed that their LGBTQ students were getting bullied and didn’t feel a part of the school. “We were seeing data that our LGBTQ students were experiencing direct and indirect bullying,” Taylor Schmidt, an eighth-grade social studies teacher at CPSC, told…