The desperate reaction of the authoritarian governor and his ilk shows that the aesthetics of drag are powerful. Displaying an inspiring mix of courage and compassion, they put on an extravagant show amid the Florida constituency of aggrieved straight men (and the women who rely on them) courted by “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis. There, they perform a dazzling and defiant riff on the gay pride slogan, “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it.”įor the December finale of the show’s third season, Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley went straight into the belly of the beast. Notable is “We’re Here,” an extraordinarily empathetic, Emmy-winning (for costumes and makeup) HBO Max program that sends three fabulous queens into some of America’s reddest neighborhoods. A minimum of nine GOP-led state legislatures are currently angling to restrict or even criminalize drag shows, NPR recently reported. The smears are a subset of long-established LGBTQ hate, which seems to know no bounds, and have become a flourishing right-wing thing. DeSantis has launched state investigations against drag entertainment, and he’s even considered investigating parents via child protective services for taking their children to the shows. Word gets out, along with your name.ĭrag queens are now a hot button. Like many MAGA Republicans, he learned from former President Trump that jamming as many culture war hot buttons as possible is a surefire bet to draw the attention of a tabloid-hungry press, plus the giant social media outrage machine. Ron DeSantis is a local politician with national aspirations.

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