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Lexicon Devil: An Exploration of Language Used on RuPaul’s Drag Race

April 2, 2013by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Patrick Gill I have been an intermittent fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race since its first season.  I actually have watched this season closely, with a lot of love for […]

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Drag, Trans
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A Teachable Moment: What I Learned From Auditioning for RuPaul’s Drag Race

October 10, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Precious Jewel For the last three years RuPaul’s Drag Race has occupied my mind as a potential and even ideal pulpit from which my worldwide tele-trans-evangelist ministry would be […]

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Drag, Gender, Media/Entertainment, Trans, TV
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Gaudy! I Want It!: Fashion Rules That Are Meant To Be Broken

May 18, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Victoria Sikora I should preface this by stating that I’m a drag artist. That being said, this past week I went out dancing with a tutu around my neck. Yes, […]

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Drag, Life
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Uh-Oh, RuPaul’s Drag Race Finalist Sharon Needles May Have Said Something Racist

April 30, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Zach Stafford As we enter the final days of this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, we have been hit with a curveball from Ms. RuPaul herself: No queen has been […]

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Drag, LGBT, Life, Media/Entertainment
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Jesus Really is a Biscuit: Unpacking the “Drag Race” Spiritual

April 9, 2012by inourwordsblog 8 Comments

 by: Derrick Clifton  “Jesus is a biscuit/let him sop you up!“ RuPaul’s Drag Race isn’t exactly known as a show that’ll take you to church. But in a matter of […]

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Art/Culture, Drag, Religion
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MALA MALA: A New Documentary About Transsexual and Drag Youth in Puerto Rico

April 9, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: The Qu Mala Mala is about what it means to be a part of a community and the recreation of family ties amongst friends, it’s about living on the […]

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Art/Culture, Drag, LGBT, The Qu, Trans
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Subject to Change: Why This Self-Identified Femme Dresses in Male Drag

March 12, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Ariana Barreto  Hundreds upon millions of women have their assigned sex and gender expression match. Every day, we proudly walk around with our lipstick, panty hoes and high heels. […]

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Drag, Gender, LGBT, Life
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Tested: My Love for Drag Queens

February 22, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Lisa Buscani Light defines real women.  It’s their best dress.  They paint their fingers with it, wash their hair with it, hang it from their necks and wrists.  Real […]

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Drag, Gender, Health, LGBT, Sex
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Twisted Sisters: My Favorite Gender-Bending Movie Roles

January 31, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Violet Fenn “Why not try to see things from a different angle?” – “I Am What I Am” from the musical La Cage Aux Folles Gender-bending has fascinated me […]

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Drag, Gender, Media/Entertainment, Memoir, Queers, Trans

That Time I Wore A Dress

December 12, 2011by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Zach Stafford Note: This is written in response to the rise in youth suicides due to bullying and the ways in which people in our society are facing violence […]

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Drag, Gender, Life, Memoir

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