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Behind the Aegis

(54,927 posts)
Wed Jul 13, 2022, 03:32 PM Jul 2022

DC drag queens sprang into action as soon as abortion was overturned & they're making a difference

The decades-long effort by Republicans to ban abortion paid off big time last month when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the 1970s-era case that legalized abortion nationwide. Abortion is now outlawed (or on the way to being illegal) in 26 states including half a dozen with no exception for rape or incest.

Conservatives have long wanted to control the outcome of every pregnancy in America and their wishlist includes banning contraception and rolling back gay rights in ways that go well beyond ending same-sex marriage. Now they’re one step closer to their goal.

“Justice Clarence Thomas’s written decision suggests that the decisions which established the right to contraception, privacy in the bedroom, and marriage for same-sex couples should be revisited and overturned,” Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) told LGBTQ Nation.

The controversial ruling that banned abortion in half of America outraged Manuel Montelongo of Washington DC, a self-described “Mexican man in a wig” also known by the drag name Mari Con Carne.

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Shhhh...keep it among us, seems it isn't only conservatives that have an issue with drag queens.

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DC drag queens sprang into action as soon as abortion was overturned & they're making a difference (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Jul 2022 OP
nice Skittles Jul 2022 #1
Huh. Higherarky Jul 2022 #2
Proud of our DC Queens! Deep State Witch Jul 2022 #3
Drag queens are fabulous and amazing IngridsLittleAngel Jul 2022 #4

Skittles

(160,363 posts)
1. nice
Wed Jul 13, 2022, 03:47 PM
Jul 2022

I've had an admiration for drag queens since I saw a "Diana Dors" performance in England when I was 13.....she was sooooo good.

 

IngridsLittleAngel

(1,962 posts)
4. Drag queens are fabulous and amazing
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 12:05 AM
Jul 2022

Whether it's their part in fighting back during Stonewall, or reading to kids, or helping to push back on Roe being overturned, they really do so many awesome things... And look fabulous while doing so.

Thank you gurls.

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