If The World Wasn't Laughing Yet At America, They Certainly Are After Kamala Promoted That She Did This

By Jacob Taylor | Friday, 01 July 2022 10:25 AM
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If The World Wasn't Laughing Yet At America, They Certainly Are After Kamala Promoted That She Did This

How low can we actually go? Vice President Kamala Harris hosted drag queen Shangela at her place Tuesday, where he (she/it) gave a speech. Then, the Vice President's media team went into full court press, making sure every news outlet knew it was the first time a drag queen was not just in, but participating at an official VP event.

Shangela, also known as Darius Jeremy Pierce, was the first drag queen to arrive at the vice presidential home while in costume. Tuesday was the anniversary of Stonewall, a rally prompted by a clash between patrons of a gay bar in Greenwich Village, New York, and police raiding the bar at the time.

"Last night I had the honor of becoming the first drag queen in drag to ever attend an event at the residence of the Vice President of America. It was also the first time that an LGBTQ Pride Event had been held at the residence," Pierce wrote on Instagram. "Thank you Madame [Vice President] for being an authentic ally and for not only holding this LGBTQ event at your residence but for also inviting me to make a few welcoming remarks."

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Pierce has competed on the television show RuPaul's Drag Race three times.

"After laughing and sobbing on the phone with my Mom this morning, I took a sec to take this in. Me — the lil, country gay kid from Paris, TX just helped introduce the highest-ranking female leader ever elected in our Country," Pierce continued. "And I did it standing in my Truth. Proudly representing my community. Here's to all the dreamers. I'm doing it, and so can YOU."

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Harris would also commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Stonewall on Twitter.

"Stonewall changed everything," Harris wrote. "We've made incredible progress in the fight for equality, but these rights are on the line. We'll never give up the fight to safeguard marriage equality, protect LGBTQI+ rights, and stand up to hateful attacks."

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Stonewall was sparked by a transgender woman named Marsha P. Johnson, who was a famous figure in the subsequent riots outside the bar.

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This isn't the first time Harris has backed the drag community and LGBTQ+ community at large in the weeks since right-wing lawmakers began proposing legislation that targets drag performers, defining the profession as a form of "grooming" for young people.

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On June 12 — the sixth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting — Harris appeared onstage at a Capitol Pride celebration with Drag Race season 13 winner Symone, where she passed remarks about violence the queer community faces and addressed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeping the nation.

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"No one should fear going to a nightclub for fear that a terrorist might try to take them down," Harris said, referencing the Pulse shooting.

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"No one should fear going to a Pride celebration because of a white supremacist," she said just a day after police arrested 31 people in Idaho for conspiracy to riot at a Coeur d'Alene Pride parade, CNN reported.

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