by Scott A. Leadingham A deluge of headlines about state laws to restrict drag performances like drag story hours at libraries make it seem like these are recent debates. They are not. Drag and the First Amendment are part of a larger and long-running question about ...
by Lucas Hilderbrand In a 2020 episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the contestants participated in a parody of a presidential candidate debate. Jaida Essence Hall handily won the challenge with her refrain, “Look over there!” as she pointed at nothing. This joke became both her ...
Let’s be grateful that Ron DeSantis devotes so much of his time raging over drag queens and bragging how he punished Disney for disagreeing with him. An obsessive pursuit of “woke” has kept the Florida governor and apparent presidential candidate from mucking around serious matters. ...
Last Thursday, the House State Affairs Committee recommended passage of a bill that claims to ban sexually explicit public performances, a bill that was drafted to try to end public drag shows often associated with gay pride festivals. As is becoming increasingly predictable for bills ...
by Scott Maxwell Gov. Ron DeSantis took his culture warring to new extremes last week, trying to yank a nonprofit theater’s liquor license because it allowed another company to rent out its theater for a drag show. In Ron DeSantis’ America, it’s apparently fine for a parent to ...
by Scott Maxwell Last weekend, my wife and I were on a cruise where we caught a New Year’s Day production of “Grease.” It’s a super-dated show. But the songs are peppy, the cast was talented, and we were entertained. Still, for those of you who don’t remember the lyrics ...