Trixie Mattel Is the New Co-Owner of Wisconsin s Oldest Gay Bar
“In 2020 it’s been thrown in our faces that queer spaces can disappear like that.
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Drag superstar Trixie Mattel isn’t ready to see her favorite gay bar shut down like so many others have done during the pandemic, so she did what anyone would do: became the bar’s co-owner.
Mattel, who won
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars in 2018, says This Is It!, which opened back in 1968, was the first gay bar she visited after turning 21. Now she’s helping it to stay open by becoming a co-owner when it’s harder and harder for gay bars given the pandemic.
Trixie Mattel Is the New Co-Owner of Wisconsin s Oldest Gay Bar
“In 2020 it’s been thrown in our faces that queer spaces can disappear like that. February 03 2021 12:40 PM EST
Drag superstar Trixie Mattel isn’t ready to see her favorite gay bar shut down like so many others have done during the pandemic, so she did what anyone would do: became the bar’s co-owner.
Mattel, who won
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars in 2018, says This Is It!, which opened back in 1968, was the first gay bar she visited after turning 21. Now she’s helping it to stay open by becoming a co-owner when it’s harder and harder for gay bars given the pandemic.
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By championing self-expression, RuPaul s Drag Race has encouraged a generation of young LGBTQ+ fans to come out
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Gottmik, left, is the drag persona of Kade Gottlieb, the first trans man to appear on RuPaul s Drag Race. The show has inspired a new generation of queens, such as Neptune, right.VH1/ @TheOnlyNeptune
The Emmy-winning show
RuPaul s Drag Race has encouraged a new generation of LGBTQ+ fans to come out.
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Latin Pop Daddy Ricky Martin Dyed His Beard Our Knees are Weak
Living da vida loca, indeed.
Our Latin pop king Ricky Martin has a new look for us.
Last year was rough for us all. With the pandemic, politics, and just general pessimism, it seemed like nothing was everything was going wrong. But we ve made it through and for one Ricky Martin, 2021 means the perfect time for a new, bleached look. When bored, bleach. Martin wrote in a new Instagram post. The photo features the star as we ve come to know him, now with a perfectly manicured blonde beard. Quite the look.