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Gender Inclusivity on RuPaul’s Drag Race
2021 featured historic firsts on the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise. The first transmasculine contestant appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13 when Gottmik (aka Kade Gottlieb) stepped into the Werk Room and into the hearts of millions of fans. Across the pond on the show’s United Kingdom franchise, Victoria Scone would change the game by becoming the very first AFAB (Assigned Female At Birth) and lesbian contestant on any Drag Race franchise. These performers have helped change the game for good and for the better. -
Love, Victor
This show touches on many topics the community has been starved of but the brightest and most touching moment in the show unfolds as two of the main characters bond over coming out to their conservative immigrant families. The show’s dynamics are complex, emotionally charged and very much a real representation of the daily experience of LGBTQ+ and LatinX people in the United States. -
Historical Leadership
Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg would become the first openly LGBTQ+ member of a presidential administration when he was selected, and sworn in, as the Secretary of Transportation in President Joe Biden’s cabinet. Secretary Buttigieg and his husband Chasten would end the year by becoming parents to twins. -
Demi Lovato
Just as important as big break out moments, are those shared from long beloved stars. Demi Lovato came out, publicly, as non-binary in 2021. This not only furthered visibility for many other non-binary folks in the world but sparks an ongoing dialogue around undoing gender identity expectations and perceptions. -
Lil Nas X
In his award winning song “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” Lil Nas X sings “A sign of the time every time that I speak!” Both infamous and beloved, no one can deny that Lil Nas X used the internet (specifically Tik Tok) to his advantage in 2021 and made a massive impact on the modern music scene, as well as the charts. From the marketing and launch of Monterro to eventually winning GQ’s Man of the Year, the famous singer absolutely dominated the online space in 2021. -
Gender Neutral Passports
The United States joined Australia, Iceland, and India in offering non-binary individuals the option to no longer have to choose between “Male” or “Female” and instead select the newly added third option of an “X.” The first of these passport was issued to intersex veteran Dana Zzyym.
How COMMANDO helped a Sacramento-based clinic make a comeback
The ongoing pandemic has caused businesses and organizations across the globe to see a huge dip in the efficiency of service efforts, like those provided by Golden Rule Services (GRS) out of Sacramento, California. Golden Rule Services (GRS) delivers HIV prevention,...
