In a new PSA posted to Drag Race’s official X account, some of your fave queens are urging fans to vote like their community depends on it. Five queens — Amanda Tori Meating, Dawn, Megami, Plasma, and Xunami Muse banded together in the minute-long video to share their just what is at stake in this upcoming presidential election.
“I am very, very concerned about making sure that my trans family are protected, and that we have someone in office who actually sees them as human beings and will fight for their rights to healthcare and to just exist as humans,” Megami said in the clip.
In recent election years, we’ve seen RuPaul’s Drag Race become more than just a reality tv program, with a push for more advocacy and exposure for LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion. Challenges like mock debates and political advertisements between the queens have helped viewers become more politically aware and stressed the need for those eligible, to vote.
You better VOTE! 🗣️
— RuPaul's Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) July 25, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris dropped by the Werk Room with a word! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/KGS6pU2zOq
This year, we’ve even seen Vice President Kamala Harris make an appearance on the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars season 9. Vice President Harris urged viewers to register to vote while appearing alongside Michelle Visage, Jamal Sims, Lance Bass, Leslie Jones and Cheyenne Jackson.
"Each day, we are seeing our rights and freedoms under attack, including the right of everyone to be who they are, love who they love, openly and with pride," Harris said.
Dawn expressed the need for community voters, saying, “we’re such an important demographic of people,” she said. “Because our rights are under fire right now.”
According to the ACLU, there are over 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills up for approval across the country right now.
Xunami Muse concluded the PSA with an invigorating call to action. “There are so many policies trying to take our rights just to exist away,” she said, while a graphic directing viewers to Headcount’s voter registration website appeared on screen. “So it’s not an option … it’s a must. It’s our right. It’s our duty as an American to go out there and vote.”\
Watch the entire PSA from the five queens below:
"It's not an option. It's a must. It's a right. It's a duty as an American to go out there and vote." 🗣️
— RuPaul's Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) September 30, 2024
Make sure you and your friends are ready to vote by taking action at https://t.co/0wvFl34pxL and be entered for a chance to win a trip to RPDR Live in Las Vegas! pic.twitter.com/en28HiyIwi
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