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Why SF s legendary The Stud is a queer bar, not a gay bar, and why LGBTQ+ words are changing
Peter-Astrid Kane
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Editor s note: This story contains sensitive language relating to gender and sexuality.
For its 13th season, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” updated its initial words of encouragement to the contestants. For years, RuPaul started each show by saying, “Gentlemen, start your engines, and may the best woman win” (with “woman” emphasized with a winking tone). This season, that became “Racers, start your engines, and may the best drag queen win.”
While seemingly minor, it’s a reflection of the obvious fact that many competitors are not cisgender gay men, and an acknowledgment that there’s more to drag than female impersonation.