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Three local drag performers speak out about the targeting of drag in state legislatures across the country. From left, Tara Nicole Brooks, Ebony Valentino and Tatianna Matthews. (Courtesy of Haley Smith/ATB Photography/ATB Photography) ATB: https://www.instagram.com/atbphotography.us/?igshid=MGU3ZTQzNzY%3D    Haley smith: https://www.instagram.com/smaleyhaley/?igshid=MGU3ZTQzNzY%3D

As drag comes under attack across the country, local queens speak out

Nate Mauldin, Photography Editor March 22, 2023
Drag is an art form that goes back centuries. Many historians claim it originated with Shakespeare, whose plays were performed entirely by men—and men dressed as women. By the 1970s, following the Stonewall Uprising, the art of drag had cemented itself in American culture. Drag foremothers like Divine and Crystal LaBeija would pave the way for what it is today. Though it has evolved much over time, drag in its many forms is an expression of our creativity and humanity that has persisted throughout history.
Yard signage on display in the Wakefield subdivision in Spanish Fort, Ala., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. On the left is a sign in support of a 3-mill property tax increase for schools and on the left is a sign in opposition. Voters in Spanish Fort and Fairhope will head to the polls on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, to vote on whether their taxes should be raised to support academics within the schools in their cities.

You should figure out your own political beliefs

Darius Melton, Opinion Editor September 14, 2019

There is a lot that goes into one’s personal political beliefs, whether it is factors like their gender and ethnicity or their religion and region they grew up in. None of these are bad reasons to shape...

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