As a gay Black man living in a conservative small town, wrestling and drag helped me find the courage to be myself

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Princey — Totally Plastic Pha'Nesse — performs on season four of "We're Here."

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A drag performer was awarded $1.1M after a blogger falsely accused him of exposing himself to minors during a Pride event

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A jury awarded a drag performer more than $1.1 million in damages.

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'RuPaul's Drag Race' has won 29 Emmys. Meet the 2 men who helped turn the show into a global phenomenon.

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Fenton Bailey, RuPaul Charles and Randy Barbato at the premiere of "Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures" in 2016.

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Overblown perceptions of 'wokeness' in the military are making it harder to recruit new people, top Pentagon leader says

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General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Brussels, Belgium on June 15, 2023.
General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Brussels, Belgium on June 15, 2023.

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A teacher said she was fired from a Texas school after 20 years and 'treated like a criminal' for attending a drag show

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Hamburger Mary burger franchise in Orlando is pictured on Wednesday, July 29, 2020,

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A Florida Republican who sponsored an anti-drag bill 'can't answer' whether his wife's charity event featuring 'sultry performers' would be criminalized under his own law

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Rep. Randy Fine, R-south Brevard county, debates on E-verify bill during session Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla.
Rep. Randy Fine, R-south Brevard county, debates during session Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla.

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Drag queens fight back against Tennessee law that classifies drag shows as 'adult cabaret' entertainment and makes them a felony

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Cast photo from "Murder at Hotel Le'George," performed by Friends of George's in Memphis.

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Florida drag queens say venues have started shutting them down after DeSantis pushed to revoke a Hyatt hotel's liquor license

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Momma Ashley Rose calls out winning bingo numbers during the Bingo with Momma and Friends event held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lakeland in Lakeland, Florida, U.S. December 15, 2022.
Momma Ashley Rose calls out winning bingo numbers during the Bingo with Momma and Friends event held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lakeland in Lakeland, Florida, U.S. December 15, 2022.

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DeSantis administration sent undercover agents to an Orlando drag show and they found nothing wrong with it. The state is still trying to punish the venue.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to Iowa voters on March 10, 2023.

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Drag queens say they tweak their performances if they notice a kid in the crowd. Republicans have cast the performances as dangerous for children.

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A group of protesters gather outside a Manhattan drag story hour hosted by state Attorney General Letitia James as counter-protesters lined the sidewalk to show their support for the event on March 19, 2023 in New York City, United States.
A group of protesters gather outside a Manhattan drag story hour hosted by state Attorney General Letitia James as counter-protesters lined the sidewalk to show their support for the event on March 19, 2023 in New
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