Drag can be made age appropriate in the same way comedy, movies, books, plays or any other art form can be made for and enjoyed by kids! People who treat drag like its innately perverse do so because deep down they still think of gender non conforming people as innately perverse
Lily will forever walk the alleyways of our hearts. She was a British institution and cultural icon.
As drag faces backlash, fuelled by click bait and a homophobic fringe, let us take some comfort today from these wise words:
"If I wanted your opinion, I'd slap it outta ya."
In the 2021 census 0.2% identified as trans, and 0.1% in Non binary ways. If watching rich powerful people bully minorities isn't enough to irk you, you should be angry that policies that only impact 0.3% of the population, are being touted as this governments priorities.
The notion of non-binary as a third category of gender is a trap. Non-binary is an expression of the desire to escape gender category and their associated hierarchies. Fluidity is freedom.
UNDETECTABLE MEANS UNTRANSMITTABLE, TAKING PREP DRASTICALLY REDUCES HIV TRANSMISSION. We have come so far but the work is not yet done. Challenge HIV stigma, dispell shame, show our positive siblings love and respect, get tested and support HIV charities!
Thankyou
@dragraceukbbc
,
@bbcthree
and all my siblings. I love you all. Heartfelt congratulations to the indefatigable
@thedannybeard
, an undoubtedly deserved win. I feel very loved and very grateful 😘
Someone called me out on my spelling on a post yesterday, it was all cute and in good fun, but yes I am Dyslexic and yes I do still have a PhD. Don't let anything hold you back, be it an assigned category of divergence, words penned to bring you down, or misplaced characters 🍄
A group of 'protesters' outside the venue today shouting peodophile at every drag artist and dancer that entered the building. In what world is calling someone that, based on their gender, sexuality or profession, not a hate crime?
cheddar gorgeous is one of the most important, influential and interesting queens to walk the rupaul’s drag race runway. i will always be a fan, and always be in awe of your talent, art and wisdom. thank you cheddar, you’re a star 🧀✨
#dragraceuk
#teamcheddar
Instagram going down is a reminder that you own nothing on social media. Your image, your words, your art and your social connections do not matter to these companies, beyond their capacity to sell ad space and data. YOU HAVE NO LEGAL RIGHT TO THEM. Not a joke..just a fact
I wouldn't exist in any form without my families, my community and the countless people who believed in me when I didn't believe in myself. I really didn't imagine we would ever be here. Thankyou for being my team and making this moment in the light possible
#TeamCheddar
If
#ItsASin
left you feeling you had no idea what gay men went through in the 80's, ask yourself who you are failing to see and understand today. Empathy in hindsight is not useful to those who need it now. Avoid the regret of tomorrow, act today
#TransLivesMatter
Chatting with a drag friend in the US who told me their parents called them up to say they were worried about them going to work because they could be hurt or killed. Their sadly resigned response: 'i guess it's all part of the gig'. America how did we get here?
Not sure what's worse...that someone did this kind of concept carbon copy, that the main artist page still doesn't credit the original or ...THAT IT WAS DONE SO BADLY?!
1.2 million followers, 208k likes, a whole team behind her and not a single person thought to credit me or my creative team at all.. like girl be so fr..
Parents worried about children seeing the
@samsmith
video (which has no full frontal nudity or naughty words) should ask why they allow unsupervised access to the internet. Three taps away from ACTUAL hard core porn and your worried about innuendo and some sassy costume?? 👀
As parts of the US bring in a drag ban and far right commentators call for an "erraddication of transgenderism from public life" ...I wondered where all those flag waving allies went, are they busy, unaware or were they only there for the street party
Just in case
@Channel4
were nervous or embarrassed about reaching out, and to clear up any ambiguity...I absolutely would, I loved the show and am ready at the drop of hat for season 2
#DragSOS
👀
This is the most underappreciated and misunderstood tweet of 2023 so far. What of captivation, disruption, catharsis, provocation, advocacy, activism, visual storytelling. Performance and drag can do more than 'entertain' and entertainment can be about more than making you cheer
Here's some art of me made by human beings. They have intention, tell a story and represent a collaborative, creative bond between me and the artist. They are more than idealised versions of me, designed to service my vanity and exploit my insecurity in the service of metadata
Bee, warrior, fungus, tyrant, pussy cat, cockroach, rock star, queen, concept, deity, pansy and Punk! It's been an indulgent ride through my multiverse. I can't believe we got this far. Thankyou for caring that I exist 😘😘😘
The existing UK government know they won't be re-elected, so they are now intentionally running the ship aground to make recovery impossible in the next term. The infliction of missery on millions is no more than their long term strategy for victory in 2028. Remember this.
Apparently the world's richest 500 billionaires collectively lost $1.4 trillion this year...I'm looking for a sarcastic gif that conveys false sympathy....any suggestions?
Queer people sometimes have a hard time accepting kindness and good intentions. The fight and shade can feel more comfortable when you've known a lot of it...we stumble about in the dark swinging fists at flooring both friend and foe. Let in a bit of light
LGBT people make up only 3% of asylum applications, and they already have to prove persecution. The centring of gay people is a misleading fear mongering strategy that lies to a toxic supporter base and harms a vulnerable minority. It's gross, and it breaks my heart.
Today I sent a gift back in time to my nervous teenage self. I politely challenged a group of boys on the train about their use of the word gay as an insult...we had a discussion about the meaning and implications of words. It was good and I feel proud for not letting it slide
Rising inflation, climate concerns, NHS, rail and education in crisis...and this is what the government want to debate. Hate baiting, divisive, distracting nonsense!
Tonight, 8pm, on
@BBCOne
, I will sit in the fabled
#blackchair
for Celebrity Mastermind with
@CliveMyrieBBC
. I wished to use the opportunity to educate the world about my kind and our origins...so I chose Mythical Creatures of the British Isles as my specialist subject!
#unicorn
Just been attacked in McDonald’s, Police on way. Homophobia alive and well folks! First time I’ve never retaliated in a fight because I’m not gonna punch somebody in front of kids and women.
#pieceofshit
Unreal, we were literally stood together and Peppa was sectioned off and frisked. It could have been a comedy routine if it wasn't so out of order. The guard offered 'random check' as the explanation but it felt so pointed.
Thank you Qatar Airport security for completely racially profiling me and singling me out while my other cast members walked through with no hassle. Felt like a fucking freak show
If we asked British people to write a list of what matters in life, I suspect food and rent prices, electricity bills and the interest rate would rank higher than gay immigration fears and recycling bin bureaucracy. This government is a joke and they do not care about you.
If you can't be outraged for trans people, then be angry for yourselves. You have been lied to for a decade and encouraged to turn on each other over things that really need have no impact on your life at all. Its pathetic, its disgusting and too many in this country eat it up
Drag is just as much about what is ugly, grotesque and challenging, as it is about beauty, and fashion. Fixating SOLELY on what society already celebrates, the 'slay', polished and palatable is missing the point. The Spirit of Lairy Poppins lives in us all
#RPDRUK
#drag
🪳
Dear Queer artists.
For a commercial business to expect us to work in exchange for a donation to an LGBT charity is offering a contribution to one part of our community whilst extracting the value of our labour from another. Your time and your talent is of value.
If the idea of 'genital policing' doesn't make you fear we are entering a new authoritarian age, I don't know what will. The fight for trans women to self-define is a fight for us all to have power over our bodies. If you don't stand up for trans rights, you invite a dark future
Someone told me that I don't post ENOUGH. I could absolutely post more, I love you all and socials, but we need to catch up on life more than our timelines. I dont need to feed our dopamine issues more than absolutely neccesary 😂 ...when I have something to say I say it 😘
My dream is to create a sanctum in the middle of nowhere, where people can find calm, connection, tell stories around a campfire, feel nature's rythmns and explore Queerness. My DM's will be opened to any investment type people who want to help make this a reality 😘
There are parents in this world that consider dressing up in drag (whatever that means) as dangerously 'adult', but are fine with their kids dressing as soldiers, cowboys and cops. They value violence above freedom and dare to call us demons who warp young minds
Left and right is not a particularly useful way of describing politics. It's meaningless in it's abstraction. Ask whether action is led by compassion, empathy and evidence or self interest, spite and short sighted ideology.
I avoid using 'queer' and 'non binary' as identity categories. Both are far more useful to describe living betwixt, between and beyond fixed categories of gender, and sexuality. As acts of resistance against a world that demands us to fit neatly into it's schema.
The deliberately controversial person you disagree with on twitter doesn't care if you disagree with them. They mostly care about you viewing, commenting on and sharing their tweet, because it increases their engagement rate.
For lovers of drag... some people really are dickish when it comes to sharing 'opinions'. Obsession with Hierarchy, and hatefulness is uncool and really unqueer. Enjoy the drama, gossip with your Judy's but Keep it on the runway kids.
Sara is a cockney with a wicked sense of humour and Motor Neurone Disease. She uses a computer that reads her eye movements to communicate. She is an writer, an artist and now she's going to be a drag queen! Be more Sara, tell the 'cant do it' voice inside to F off!
@sarahezekiel
Not again. Thinking of my American family tonight, the loved ones of the lost, and those fighting for their lives in hospital. It could be any of us.
#ClubQ
Posting a pic of the trans memorial this week...because remembering and being aware of the needs of our trans siblings is for every day not just for
#TransAwarenessWeek
For lovers of drag... some people really are dickish when it comes to sharing 'opinions'. Obsession with Hierarchy, and hatefulness is uncool and really unqueer. Enjoy the drama, gossip with your Judy's but Keep it on the runway kids.
Lets put this into numbers. In 2022 there were 44,319 gun deaths in the US. 1,679 were under 17's (GVA). To my knowledge no child or adult was killed by a drag show. If they were it would likely be disproportionately reported in the press. Can you guess which is being legislated?
#DragRaceUK
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@CheddarGorgeous
made waves for their iconic homage to Aids activism - we love 🙌
Meet our next 💌 Top 10 Media Moment 💌
#BritishLGBTAwards
Congrats Cheddar, we couldn't be prouder! Vote for Cheddar Gorgeous here
Whilst acknowledging the DISGRACEFUL inequity between the rescue efforts offered migrants every day and those laid on for the Titan...I don't find anything amusing about the thought of five people (including a 19 year old) suffocating at the bottom of the ocean.
Of the many ways we may grow while part of this reality, social media reach is one of the least nourishing. The meaning of your existence need not be defined by privately owned algorythmically mediated advertising platforms. You are more, you always have been. I promise 😘
You wouldn't tolerate a friend that rubbed their lavish holidays, perfect body, joyful lifestyle, and wealth in your face...so why do you seek out strangers that do it on Instagram during a pandemic? Get better influencers in your life, they are out there.
.
@eddieizzard
explains why she chose the name Suzy and how she feels when people call her Eddie.
Plus, why she is sure better times will come for the trans community.
#Lorraine