There's also some unease between parts of the trans community and parts of the drag community. Which, fair enough, if I were a trans woman and after explaining to someone my lived experience, they responded with "Oh like on Ru Paul!" I would be pretty devastated. There's also a decent history of transphobic and/or misogynistic queens (Ru Paul being one of them, anyone else remember "oooOOoo, you've got...

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...she-mail"

That being said, my personal experience with drag IRL has always been a wonderful and inclusive space, with men, women, and non-binary people all being heavily featured as drag performers in my community. I can still understand some people's discomfort with it, though, even if I don't necessarily agree with their conception of what drag is.

[–] bear_delune@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

Thank you for the more thorough exploration than I provided.

[–] monsterlynn@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where are the fuckin Drag Kings for one thing.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Oh girl I would love a Drag Kings series, they're so ridiculously underappreciated as a group!

[–] thegoodwitch@vlemmy.net 1 points 2 years ago

I’m one of those Reddit refugees but I need to find our people (that autocorrected to out people😂) asap to discuss the ep this week!

[–] MinnePuffin@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I was looking for one too, so I created a magazine for it! /m/DragRace

I hope you and everyone escaping Reddit sub so we can create our own little community here.

[–] thegoodwitch@vlemmy.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah i finally found my way back! Unfortunately I’m ancient and this is really hard for me. Do you know how I can find the magazine? Explain like I’m 105 :(

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