drag queens

Ray Ray Topaz, an older Black drag queen who looks like Tina Turner, performs in a black outfit with pink and black jacket, standing with her arms spread wide behind her proudly, the microphone in one hand. The sign language interpreter stands to one side.

‘Drag is so Healing’: Austin’s Queens Won’t Back Down

Capitol-area performers remain committed to their art in the face of persecution.

by Kit O'Connell

‘We’re Going to Need to Save Each Other’: ‘Drag Ban’ Will Be Fought in the Streets & the Courts

by Kit O'Connell

Dragging Democracy into the Future

by Steven Monacelli

Confronting Queer Oppression in Moscow … And America

by Lance Morrison

At a protest outside a Christmas-themed drag show in Grand Prairie Texas, an activist holds a trans pride flag, wearing a denim jacket decorated with several patches including an Always Antifascist back patch which includes the red and black antifascist flags.

The War on Christmas Drag Shows

GOP endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ “groomer” rhetoric inspired armed fascist groups to harass queer events, spurring a diverse, celebratory community response.

by Steven Monacelli

A drag queen in a redhaired wig and a rainbow dress, with lots of bright silver jewelry, reads from a children's story book in front of a rainbow backdrop covering a shop window.

West Texas Town Comes Out for Drag Queens

Despite the presence of anti-LGBTQ+ protesters, over 150 people attended the first story time event in Wolfforth, a small suburb of Lubbock.

by Andrew Logan