RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style

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No new episode this week :( But! RuPaul has written a new book, Workin' It! - RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style. I haven't read any reviews but if the introduction and photos are anything to go by, it's the best fashion/life/photography/wig-care/spirituality/drag/etc? guide ever written.

From the introduction: "Drag queens are essentially making fun of the roles people are playing. And in doing so “drags” have become experts at parody, satire, and deconstructing social patterns.

[...] drag queens aren’t praised as such because they carry the burden of shame inflicted on feminine men by a masculine-dominated society. Feminine behaviour in a man is seen as an act of treason in a masculine culture, as opposed to in ancient cultures that relied on drag queens, shamans, and witch doctors to remind each individual member of the tribe of their duality as male and female, human and spirit, body and soul."

( Ru's wheels, because they're awesome )

Icons

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A few Nina Flowers icons, four of Ongina and one of Bebe. ( here )

ETA: Updated with a couple of old-school RuPaul icons, and some more Nina. The pictures used for the last two Nina icons are by Norman Dillon.