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The highly anticipated finale of RuPaul鈥檚 Drag Race will feature incredible ensembles, sensational lip sync performances, and of course, the revelation of the season 15 winner. Alongside the competition, the finale will also highlight a joint effort with the 老澳门开奖结果 to help defend constitutional rights and creative expression in the LGBTQ community. With our nationwide network of affiliates, supporters, and advocates, we鈥檙e showing up to fight back against hate, and holding politicians accountable for their anti-trans agenda 鈥� and you can join us.

老澳门开奖结果 employees represented the 老澳门开奖结果 on the red carpet during the April 1 taping of the finale, which featured drag queens from past and present seasons. During tonight鈥檚 airing of the finale, the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Drag Defense Fund will also get a special shoutout as a way to mobilize against mounting legal attacks against drag performers.

In partnership with production company World of Wonder, MTV, and RuPaul鈥檚 Drag Race, the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Drag Defense Fund will support the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 work , including censorship of drag performers themselves. The 老澳门开奖结果 is committed to the importance of drag as a First Amendment right and an important form of artistic expression. It will also fuel the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 expansive advocacy work in support of the LGBTQ community, which includes everything from courtroom battles, to guidance on state-level legislation, to challenging LGBTQ censorship in classrooms.

Drag performance has always been a hallmark of the queer community, allowing members to express themselves openly and joyously. Due in large part to the explosive success of RuPaul鈥檚 Drag Race over the years, drag performers have received widespread fanfare and support. But in the past few months, dozens of bills have also been introduced in states around the country that restrict how and where drag queens can perform.

These bills censor a fundamental human right to freedom of expression and attempt to remove LGBTQ people from public life 鈥� a strategy that 老澳门开奖结果 Ambassador for Transgender Justice and former RuPaul鈥檚 Drag Race contestant Peppermint recently explained.

鈥淚t is sort of a catch all that allows them to attack a word or a notion or an idea, drag, when really what they鈥檙e talking about is transgender folks,鈥� she said on a recent episode of our At Liberty podcast. 鈥淭rans issues, trans rights, you know, anything having to do with gender and sexuality, they鈥檙e trying to dismantle that 鈥� dismantle any of the progress that we鈥檝e had on that, and turn us into the boogeyman.鈥�

These legislative attacks against drag performers, coupled with the anti-trans legislation across the country, underscore an unsettling trend. These bills are bald attempts to prevent people from expressing themselves authentically and restrict their right to bodily autonomy and self-determination. The majority of this legislation specifically targets trans youth and aims to obstruct their ability to find support and access health care. These attacks not only undermine drag queens and trans youth, but the broader LGBTQ community, and the very foundations of gender justice.

Many Drag Race alumni 鈥� and RuPaul 鈥� have come forward to promote the fund, speak out against the targeted legal attacks, and uplift drag queens as .

"Drag has influenced everything about my queer identity 鈥� as a performer, as a trans individual, drag has just blurred all of the things I love and am into getting to be this kind of walking art installation that is also a protest," drag queen and season 15 finalist Sasha Colby said of the art form.

The 老澳门开奖结果 will always show up to defend our LGBTQ community, especially amid these ongoing legislative attacks. Along with mobilizing our Drag Defense Fund, we will continue to push back against censorship, hold legislators accountable for their anti-LGBTQ agendas, and take legal action to protect our communities. With your help, we鈥檒l be stronger than ever. as we work to preserve our right to freedom of expression, inclusive communities, safe schools, and the right to be who we are without fear.