Rep. Lauren Boebert has been outspoken about her disapproval of drag queens, but that didn’t stop the Colorado congresswoman from spending hundreds of campaign dollars at a bar that hosts drag shows. According to Politico, which cited her latest Federal Election Commission filings, Boebert’s campaign spent $317.48 in July for …
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Federal Judge Gregory Presnell has placed a preliminary injunction on a Florida bill banning individuals under the age of 18 from attending drag performances. The law, dubbed the “Protection of Children Act,” would allow “the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to fine, suspend, or revoke the license of any …
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It’s been little more than a decade since the Department of Defense officially repealed “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” allowing LGBTQ service members to be open about their identities, families, and lives. Today, progress is being threatened by a vitriolic anti-LGBTQ backlash from the right — and the Pentagon is starting …
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Protesters gathered Tuesday afternoon in Nashville’s Legislative Plaza to support the state’s LGBTQ community and show their opposition to a law that would criminalize drag performances in public places. Tennessee’s state Senate already voted a similar measure through last week, with the House set to discuss the bill on Tuesday …
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For Kennedy Ann Scott, performing in drag offered a lifeline. She’d been bullied by kids in grade school and subjected to physical harm for being a boy who was, in their judgment, too effeminate. Discovering drag —she cites To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as a touchstone — …
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