Drag Queen

James Talarico spent part of 2023 on the floor of the Texas House telling reporters that Texas "produce[s] some of the best drag queens in the nation." Now he's running for U.S. Senate, and Republicans aren't letting him forget it.

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Texas to enforce its 2023 law banning drag shows in public spaces or in the presence of children.

Harvard University has hired a drag performer known as “LaWhore Vagistan” as a visiting associate professor in gender and sexuality studies.

Actor Javier Muñoz and drag performer Peppermint are urging Congress not to reduce HIV-related federal funding, warning lawmakers that proposed budget cuts could result in a return to the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s. The two activists visited Capitol Hill this week ahead of the House Appropriations Committee’s upcoming vote on the fiscal year 2026 funding bill.

Oregon lawmakers invited drag queens to the House floor in recognition of the state's Pride Month Resolution.

A Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General report (OIG) report found that $62.2 million in weapons and military for Ukraine aid have gone missing.

San Francisco, California, passed a resolution to become a sanctuary city for people identifying as transgender, non-binary, and two-spirited.

Guinness World Records reports that an LGBTQ+ newspaper in Philadelphia has achieved the record for the most people in attendance for a drag queen...

Former Democrat and political activist Chase Oliver won the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination.

A New Jersey college cancelled a “drag queen story hour” planned for faculty members’ children during “Bring your child to work” day when staff members complained.