One night a week, a gay dance club in downtown Austin transforms into a lecture hall. There's still flashing lights. Bone-shaking bass. Drinks flowing from the bar. Then a six-foot-tall drag queen ...
It was another hot August night at Cheer Up Charlies’ outdoor stage, but the air was moving and there was a good crowd. Gender Destruction wrapped up their routine, the people cheered, and Arinna Dior ...
Before Trixie Mattel opened the Trixie Motel, there was already a drag queen dominating the real estate scene. Austin’s own Ruby Dickulous has juggled comedy and her Drag Realty business for 14 years, ...
As June's Pride month celebrations unfold, the LGBTQ+ community in Austin and across Texas is navigating a complex landscape of joy, resilience, and ongoing legislative challenges. Drag artists, in ...
A Texas drag queen and LGBTQ+ activist recently clapped back at U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for misgendering her and promoting what she says are false narratives. Brigitte Bandit, who ...
Austin's drag artists shine bright this Pride Month, using their art to advocate for rights amidst Texas's legislative landscape. Mikala is a staff photojournalist at The Austin American-Statesman in ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Spooky season is in full swing with Oktoberfest, a fall festival, and ACL weekend two coming fast. Plus, an Oscar Wilde classic and a visit from some of Drag Race’s favorite queens, ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lawmakers are bringing back an effort to create consequences for any public library in Texas that hosts a children’s reading event led by a drag performer, reviving legislation that ...