Serving history: 'Drag Race's Soa de Muse channels the original Queen of Drag
Largely forgotten in history, William Dorsey Swann was a true revolutionary and embodies everything we cherish about the art of drag today.
September 13 2024 7:35 PM
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Largely forgotten in history, William Dorsey Swann was a true revolutionary and embodies everything we cherish about the art of drag today.
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Lesbian mom K. Pearson Brown gets on her soap box about pregnancy as a protected job status, among a host of other discriminatory practices and viewpoints reserved for pregnant women.
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