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This is why being called ‘queer’ is important to me.

Editor’s Note: As Pride Month comes to a close, we here at Very Good Light are dedicating an entire week on LGBTQ+ voices, stories, and the beautiful diversity that the community has to offer. Today, we start with an essay on the very word, “queer,” what it means to...

To get the closest shave, ask a drag queen how.

Every year I’m grateful for RuPaul’s Drag Race, the television show  that gives rising drag queens a taste of fame. The pop culture phenomenon gifts the general public with TV gold and sassy one-liners that I steal to impress my heterosexual relatives at family events. With the series’...