What do RuPaul, the ACLU, sewing machines and the Teletubbies have in common? This weekend’s RuPaul’s DragCon at the Los Angeles Convention Center:
At this weekend’s RuPaul’s DragCon, thousands of attendees from all over the world will come together with more than 180 drag queens, gracing the now iconic Pink Carpet and turning the Los Angeles Convention Center into a two-day runway for the ages. While there will be vendors, performances, meet-and-greets, wig and sewing workshops and more, at its core, RuPaul’s DragCon is so much more than the sum of its parts.
“I’m from Dallas, so Alyssa Edwards is everything to me” Colby says. “I don’t oftentimes get starstruck, but she is one of the girls that will do it for me. She walked by and said, “Oh my God, you’re so beautiful!” just as she was passing by. I felt like I looked crazy, but for her to say something nice, I was like, ‘wow, I’m gonna put some more work into my craft.‘” And it just made me feel more motivated.
an initiative that supports legal defenses of queer, trans and drag rights in the United States in strategic ways. The ACLU will be present at DragCon, educating attendees about their work fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, the recent wave of legislative attacks and ways individuals can fight back.“Drag has a historic place in the queer rights movement,” says Gillian Branstetter, communications strategist at the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project and LGBTQ & HIV Project.
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