Give Symone the crown. I donāt really know what else to say. Weāre merely weeks, and nary into an elimination, into another strong season of RuPaulās Drag Race, but the frontrunner is clear. Whatās striking about Symoneās meteoric rise (and weāll dive deeper into her many shining star qualities shortly) is how itās against the backdrop…
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WHY DID WE SEE LESS LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS IN 2020?
GLAAD‘s annual Where We Are on TV report is officially here and reveals some shocking facts about LGBTQ+ representation. Out of 773 television series regular characters on broadcast television, just 9.1 percent (70) are LGBTQ+, four of those being straight transgender characters. This is a decrease from 10.2 percent since last year’s report, and it’s unclear why exactly, though…
š RUPAULāS DRAG RACE: š¤ SEASON 13, EPISODE 3 ā āPHENOMENONā š
After last weekās delightful return to the runway on RuPaulās Drag Race, some firm favorites have already taken hold. With one loss already under each of their dance belts, the Pork Chop queens come into this weekās featured episode with a lot to prove. Thankfully, these seconds were anything but sloppy. Mirroring last weekās runway show and group…
GLAAD TV REPORT: LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION, DRIVEN BY FOUR CREATORS, DIPS
For the first time in years, LGBTQ+ representation on television has fallen. According to GLAAD’s lates Where We Are on TV report, 70 of the 773 series regular characters on 2020 broadcast TV’s scripted prime-time shows could be classified as members of the community (9.1 percent). That’s a dip from last year’s all-time high of 10.2 percent….
ANDRA DAY IS RIVETING AS BI BLUES SINGER BILLIE HOLIDAY IN TIMELY FILM
The life of bisexual blues singer Billie Holiday has been covered in pop culture before. Diana Ross played her in the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues, and Audra McDonald won a Tony Award for portraying her in the play Lady Day at Emersonās Bar and Grill. But Lee Danielsās The United States vs. Billie Holiday, starring a riveting Andra…
š RUPAULāS DRAG RACE: š¤ SEASON 13, EPISODE 2 ā āCONDRAGULATIONSā š
They say in fashion, one day youāre in, and the next youāre out. Well, in drag, one day youāre in, then youāre out, but then you might be in again? And then some more wild stuff happens and you may ultimately end up out. Or in. Suffice to say the swerves keep coming in the…
š RUPAULāS DRAG RACE: š¤SEASON 13, EPISODE 1 ā āTHE PORK CHOPā š
This is usally the part of the recap where I bemoan yet another season of Drag Race coming hot on the heels of the latest iteration, before we barely get a chance to miss Mama Ru and crew. But, you know what? #NewYear, #NewMe, and Iām glad to be starting 2021 with all our squirrel friends. (Shout…
‘DRAG RACE’ JUST DROPPED SEASON 13s FIRST LIP SYNC & IT’S GOOD
As 2020 winds to a close, the next season of RuPaul’s Drag Race is gearing up. Though the show is currently running a marathon on Logo ā they started with the first season Friday and are playing every single episode until January 1, 2021 when season 13 will launch ā now, they’ve released the first act of Drag…
āCONDRAGULATION!ā THE DOLLS OF āRuPaulās DRAG RACEā SEASON 13 ARE HERE
āWhen they go low, we go Hieeeeeā! With those words, the newly minted cast of RuPaulās Drag Race Season 13 has officially launched. This year, the Season 13 cast boasts dolls from everywhere from Las Vegas to Chicago to, of course, New York City. With all of the standard twists and turns that Drag Race has become so well known…
BILLY PORTER WILL COHOSE 2020 NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOW WITH RYAN SEACREST
Porter, who hosted the New Orleans festivities for the first time last year, will be joined by multiplatinum-selling artist Ciara, who will once again be hosting the Los Angeles festivities on the same broadcast. Country artist Jessie James Decker will also be returning as Powerball correspondent for the second year in a row, giving updates…
