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How drag queens got dragged into politics

Last month in Nashville, widely regarded as the entertainment capital of the South, Tennessee lawmakers passed a law that bans one class of entertainer: “male and female impersonators,” otherwise known as drag performers. However, a day before…

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Expelled Black lawmaker reinstated to Tennessee seat

One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville’s governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature. The unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan…

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Amid retirement talk, Nancy Pelosi hits the LGBT gala circuit

As speculation builds that Congressmember Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) could opt to retire rather than run for reelection in 2024, the former House speaker is making the rounds of the LGBTQ gala circuit this spring. Numerous nonprofits are honoring the…