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Pride in the era of Trump: in the Deep South, these Drag queens are fighting back

'We're constantly fighting against this narrative that silences all the beautiful work that we have here in the South, just because people view us in a certain way.'

Pride in the era of Trump: in the Deep South, these Drag queens are fighting back

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