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Picture It: Fire Island Pines Invasion, 1999!

Dec 25, 2012 by
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzHgzG1NcU4] We’ve all heard about Christmas in July, but today we’re serving July in Christmas—specifically the annual July Fourth Fire Island Pines Drag Queen Invasion from way back in 1999. It’s a sea of shoulderpads, bi-level haircuts and Teletubbies. …

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City Of Pittsburgh Celebrates Sharon Needles Day

Jun 13, 2012 by
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City Of Pittsburgh Celebrates Sharon Needles Day

Move over, Andy Warhol: Pittsburgh has a new favorite native homo. RuPaul Drag Race winner Sharon Needles was honored in her hometown with an official proclamation declaring Tuesday “Sharon Needles Day in Pittsburgh.”

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Morrissey’s Become A Real Drag On Japanese Tour

May 02, 2012 by
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Morrissey’s Become A Real Drag On Japanese Tour

When a musician tells you he’s “big in Japan,” you can usually take it with a grain of salt. But Morrissey, the gay king of melancholy pop, actually is huge in Japan. He just finished the Japanese leg of his …

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DC Drag Queens Hit The Road (Literally) At The Annual High Heel Race

Oct 26, 2011 by
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As they have for 25 years, amateur and professional drag queens in the Nation’s Capital donned their best stilettos, pumps and slingbacks for the annual High Heel Race in Dupont Circle.   A precursor to Halloween, the beloved event drew …

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SF Mourns the Loss of the Lady with the Liquid Spine

Jul 05, 2011 by
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SF Mourns the Loss of the Lady with the Liquid Spine

When I first learned about drag, it wasn’t on Ru Paul Drag Race or watching Wigstock on DVD. It was down in the Tenderloin at the legendary Aunt Charlie’s bar. Every Friday the Hot Boxx Girls would wow me not …

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RuPaul’s Drag Race Takes Over Philadelphia With, Well, Lots of Drag

Jun 13, 2011 by
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RuPaul’s Drag Race Takes Over Philadelphia With, Well, Lots of Drag

GayCities photoblogger Jeffrey James Keyes brought his camera to Philadelphia to chronicle Raja Gemini, Manilla Luzon, Carmen Carrera, and the “brotherly love” stop of Logo’s Drag Race Tour at Voyeur Nightclub. Philly performers ISIS, Nevaya Shay, Satine Harlow, and Omyra Lynn joined the Heathers for …

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