Drag Bans Oppress Every Single One Of Us
Huff PostOver the past decade, transphobia, homophobia and misogyny have grown across the U.S., with 75 anti-LGBTQ bills becoming law in 2023 alone. Jazell Barbie Royale is lauded as one of the greatest drag entertainers in our time, winning prestigious LGBTQIA+ pageants, Miss Continental and Miss International Queen, and appearing on Season 2 of RuPaul’s ”Queen of the Universe.” In response to the anti-drag narrative, she said, “If you’ve ever went to a kid’s birthday party and saw a clown, that’s drag.” Jazell Barbie Royale is lauded as one of the greatest drag entertainers of our time. I was disappointed in the state of Florida, period.” Venus Envy, a Florida-based AFAB drag queen, has lost opportunities in Florida due to anti-LGBTQ legislation, such as HB 1557, known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill,” and HB 1423/SB 1438, the anti-drag show bill, and has experienced an uptick in hate online. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” episodes, queens and local drag performances have been criticized for making fun of women, with these takes frequently going viral across social platforms. “It is a way for those that do identify as either cross dressers, drag queens, trans women, trans men; it is a way for us to just express ourselves, just like any other artist that gets up on stage and performs at an award ceremony or at a concert.” Legislative bans and social media critiques extend further than drag story hours and gay clubs, and they’ve been amplified by last week’s election.
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