You Better Vote: Drag Performers and Voter Mobilization in the 2020 Election

Drag has long been part of the LGBTQ rights movement. Drag performers play an important role as community leaders and political activists. Today, drag performers are also popular celebrities in the rest of society. This article explores the role of drag performers as community leaders and celebritie...

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Published in:PS, political science & politics political science & politics, 2022-10, Vol.55 (4), p.655-660
Main Authors: Kammerer, Edward F., Michelson, Melissa R.
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Artists
Audiences
Behavior Change
Best Practices
Celebrities
Community
Community Relations
Conventions
Credibility
Drag (Performance)
Elections
Endorsements
Familiarity
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Interviews
LGBTQ community
LGBTQ people
LGBTQ rights
Mobilization
Political Issues
Political leadership
Politics
Presidential elections
Semi Structured Interviews
Sexual Orientation
Volunteers
Voter behavior
Voters
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AIDS
Artists
Audiences
Behavior Change
Best Practices
Celebrities
Community
Community Relations
Conventions
Credibility
Drag (Performance)
Elections
Endorsements
Familiarity
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Interviews
LGBTQ community
LGBTQ people
LGBTQ rights
Mobilization
Political Issues
Political leadership
Politics
Presidential elections
Semi Structured Interviews
Sexual Orientation
Volunteers
Voter behavior
Voters
Voting
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