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Entertainment
Taiwanese American queen Nymphia Wind eyes ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ crown in finale
Asian American drag queen Nymphia Wind has secured a spot in the finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 16. Key points: ...
Ryan General
Events
San Francisco shows off LGBTQ+ pride amid APEC summit with ‘Gaypec’ party
Amid the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco, the city’s LGBTQ+ community held a midweek party called “Gaypec” t...
Michelle De Pacina
Taylor Sheesh: Filipinos embrace drag queen after Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour excludes Philippines
John Mac Lane Coronel, known for his drag queen persona Taylor Sheesh, is rising in popularity in the Philippines for impersonating Taylor S...
Hayley Kiyoko defies alleged Tennessee police threat by inviting drag queens to perform with her
Singer Hayley Kiyoko invited two drag queens to perform with her onstage despite purportedly receiving a legal action threat from an alleged...
Bryan Ke
Rep. Jill Tokuda hails Native Hawaiian drag queen’s ‘Rupaul’s Drag Race’ win: ‘It gives us hope’
Hawaii Representative Jill Tokuda (D, HI-2) used her time on the House floor to congratulate drag queen Sasha Colby, the winner of “RuPaul’s...
Iris Jung
Filipino American drag queen Aura Mayari joins ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15
Filipino American drag queen Aura Mayari has been announced as one of the contestants of Season 15 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Mayari, whose ...
High-flying drag queen performance has netizens wondering ‘how there are straight Filipinos’
Thai drag queen Pangina Heals praised the drag performers of the Philippines after a two-day fundraising concert in the city of Makati last...
Khier Casino
The voice behind Moro in ‘Princess Mononoke’ is an absolute legend
A behind-the-scenes clip from the production of Studio Ghibli’s 1997 film “Princess Mononoke” has gone viral on Twitter. In the clip, Akih...
Chandler Treon
Crime
Drag Queen Story Hour event for kids in San Francisco stormed by Proud Boys yelling slurs
At a children’s storytime hour on Saturday in San Francisco, a group of far-right men disrupted the event by shouting anti-LGBTQ-plus slurs...
Jane Nam
Beauty
Drag queen Kim Chi talks Korean pride and her ‘full circle’ moment with her queer POC makeup line
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Kim Chi has a makeup line, “KimChi Chic Beauty,” which is now available at over 130 CVS stores nationwide. Kim C...
Rebecca Moon
Business
Samsung pulls ad featuring Muslim mother showing support to her drag queen son after Singapore backlash
The ad was part of the South Korean electronics company’s “Listen to Your Heart” campaign to promote its Galaxy Buds2 and Watch4. Some soc...
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