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‘For queer individuals, this is life or death’: the Drag Race stars getting political – The Guardian

They’ve been told to stick to makeup. But for RuPaul queens Latrice Royale, Peppermint and Alaska, and the legendary Lady Bunny, channelling drag’s revolutionary…

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Drag and activism have always gone hand in hand. In June 1969, Marsha P Johnson, a Black drag performer was one of the key players in the Stonewall uprising in New York City; it was an event that inspired LGBTQ+ people the world over to stand up to oppression and discrimination. Now, 51 years later, drag is more visible than ever, due in no small part to the multiple Emmy award-winning reality series RuPauls Drag Race. The show has given a powerful platform to a new generation of drag, trans and…

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