Drag Is Under Attack, but Takes Center Stage During Oscar Season

There’s a sad yet inevitable trend in history: When things start to turn for the worst, marginalized communities suffer the most. What’s the cause of the world’s biggest problems? You would assume its immense corporate greed, an economic system designed to screw the majority or staggering carbon emissions. But no, the real reason the world is so bad, is, of course, queer people!

Scapegoating minorities is nothing new, but the vitriol towards the LGBTQ+ community, particularly trans people and drag queens, is off the charts. That hatred isn’t just online: As of May 2023, more than 530 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced around the country.

Among those bills are ones that have aimed to ban drag—drag!—entirely. That’s right: the art form that uplifts queer communities on a daily basis has come under fire from right-wing pundits and conspiracy theorists who believe that drag is a gateway to all sorts of unfounded disgusting things.

Read more at The Daily Beast.