Charlize Theron thinks anyone who opposes drag is a monster.
‘Monster’ Oscar winner and ‘Fast X’ star participate in a ‘Drag Isn’t Dangerous’ telethon alongside Elizabeth Banks, Jesse Eisenberg, Billy Eichner, Sarah Silverman, Adam Lambert, Marcia Gay Harden and more LGBTQ+ allies. Theron vowed to “fuck anyone” who opposes drag queens in response to proposed laws in states like Tennessee, Kentucky and Montana banning public drag queen performances.
“We love you, queens. We’re on your side and we’ve got you,” Theron said in a video. everyone what i’m talking about right now and it’s not a drag queen.
Theron continued, “If you’ve ever seen a drag queen lip-sync for her life, it just makes you happier, it just makes you love her more, it makes you a better person. Please support all the great organizations that are out there helping all this nonsense go away the way it should. All these incredibly stupid policies. HI! There is no more room for hate, only for love, and love equals drag queens!
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Opposition to drag bans has become an increasingly popular topic in Hollywood. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick recently shared their support in a viral TikTok video with the caption, “Drag bans are bad karma.”
“Drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ community need our help,” the video states. “Tap the link in my bio to purchase the #SixDegreesOfKB campaign supporting the @aclu Drag Defense Fund in the national effort to protect creative expression or give as a gift.” The pair also wore matching T-shirts that read, “Drag is an art and drag is a right.”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Kerri Colby — who was the first trans woman cast — and Bosco exclusively reflected in an IndieWire interview on what the reality race series means in this current political climate.
“Everything has an evolution, just like so many of us have discovered who we are by finding our drag persona,” Colby told IndieWire’s Jude Dry. “Especially coming out of the pandemic…I think it was just the right decision to have such a trans-inclusive cast…because drag and the LGBTQ experience is a progressive state of the human race, but with a show that represents it and it’s the odd stamp of approval.
Bosco added, “With drag in particular, transsexuality always emerges. It’s a very organic part of the sport, a lot of self-discovery goes into drag. And for many of us, we find our transitions through our art. And I’m really, really happy that our season was able to showcase that and that we got to be a part of that.
