we have left. as you know, drag is an art form that dates back more than a century. one, why are we seeing efforts to criminalize it now and, to, talk about the importance. why is it important to not only defend this art form, but to fight back against attacks on the art form? >> well, the first known drag artist in our country was william dorsey swan who is born into slavery, the first openly queer person to run for office in this country was jose -- who is a drag office who ran for the board of supervisors in san francisco. greg is rooted in queer culture and these bands are happening because the right has no platform to run on. wages are staying the same and cost of living is going up, kids are not being provided with meals in schools, there is no gun regulation or gun reform being passed. so they're using a bryant talking points from the 70s and 80s that was used to target gay people, -- we have to keep fighting because drag is a art form that celebrates our community and the different parts of our community, drag is amazing because there is no box to put it into. there is drag for kids, there