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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Left: Drag queen "Erika Qwerk," parodying Turning Point USA head Erika Kirk, widow of conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk. She is wearing a blonde wig and a red suit, and staring intensely into the camera wearing bright blue contact lenses. Right: Turning Point USA leader Erika Kirk in a black suit and black top, wearing a diamond cross and frowning during an interview.

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“The eyes…”: Drag queen’s “Erika Qwerk” parody of Erika Kirk draws cheers, outrage, and discourse

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“Sister, I’m pickled”: How a throwaway drag comment became the meme of the month

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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‘Slay The House Down Boots’: Decoding drag culture slang

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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JD Vance’s Yale classmates leak Halloween cross-dressing photos

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene lost it over a female drag queen—thinks is ‘pretending to be a woman’

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Meet the drag queens spending thousands to impersonate Taylor Swift

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Drag queen says Google left queer employees ’embarrassed, humiliated’ after pulling support for Pride event at the last minute

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

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‘Honey, it’s protest’: RuPublicans uses AI to turn top conservatives into drag queens

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

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