By Randy Shulman on October 28, 2016 @RandyShulman
Our journey through the High Heel Races of the past 21 years continues with photographs from 2000 to 20005. You’ll start to notice several recurring figures — Cookie Buffet was a mainstay at every race, as was President Kennedy and Marilyn and Princess Di and her security entourage. We got a lump in our throats when we saw the Peppers sign in the background (oh, how we miss that 17th Street eatery). Things were growing more crazy, especially in the way high heelers interacted with police. Who knew a police car would be the quintessential barre?
Photographs by Thomas Castagnola, Todd Franson, Randy Shulman and Michael Wichita.
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By John Riley on September 10, 2026 @JRileyMW
"It's been harder to raise money, and I think that this is happening with a lot of the event-based walks across the country -- we've just seen different levels of participation," says Naseema Shafi, president and CEO of Whitman-Walker Health, which is seeking broader community support for its chief fundraiser, the Walk & 5K to End HIV.
The annual event, during which participants traverse a 5-kilometer course near Whitman-Walker's Southeast D.C. location, raises money for the health center's HIV research, testing and prevention services, and care for people living with HIV. Organizers hope to raise more than $400,000 this year but have collected only $86,000 so far, according to the event's website.
By André Hereford on September 7, 2026 @here4andre
Reality TV works in mysterious ways. An ostensible loss can quickly and unexpectedly be transformed into a win, especially in the hands of a queen who's prepared. RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Salina EsTitties, a.k.a. Jason De Puy, was heartbroken, she says, that her run on the recent All Stars season 11 came to an end in her first round of competition.
The feisty Latina performer, who first competed on Drag Race proper three years ago, returned for All Stars with fierce new looks and a fierce attitude, but still missed the cut of queens who made it out of their bracket to the Merge, where finalists would compete.
By André Hereford on September 3, 2026 @here4andre
Drag artists and advocates fighting back in the culture war against drag and LGBTQ rights have seen triumphs and setbacks this summer. Two recent federal court decisions -- one in Florida, the other in Texas -- illustrate opposite shifts in the war being waged over anti-drag laws in states around the nation.
In August, a federal appeals court upheld Florida's law that bans performers or venues from conducting any "adult live performance" in the presence of a minor. The law defines "adult live performance" in terms loose enough to apply to practically any performer who appears in drag in a public space -- from a drag brunch to a Pride parade -- where a minor could be present, even with their parent or guardian's consent.
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