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Modern Macabre

HILE CERTAIN DRAG competition shows that shall remain nameless may have taken their time (and a bit of public pressure) to include folks of varying gender and sexual identities, has always embraced artists of all kinds in this regard. Since 2016, the reality series has explored the darker and more alternative side of the art form. The competition rates its contestants on criteria like “drag, filth, horror, and glamour” without much attention paid to gender.

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