Hey, hey, what's up? It's Gustavo Ariano. And today, we continue our Pride Month coverage about queer people around the world and how they build and find pride in their communities.

Drag culture happens to be one of the most important parts and instrumental parts of the LGBTQ plus fabric.

And despite their contributions to freedom of expression, this week, a Texas lawmaker introduced a bill to ban kids from seeing drag shows.

Homeboy obviously never saw any Bugs Bunny cartoons, man.

Today, one of my producers, Ashley Brown, brings us a story that celebrates drag moms,

raising families across L.A. Enjoy.

My family didn't shud me away.

Like, I just, like, pushed them away, did my own thing, came to L.A. and became a superstar.

You know, because it was somewhere that I wanted to be, not somewhere I had to be.

That's one of L.A.'s drag mothers, Ray LaTray.

Drag culture is one of the most iconic forms of expression within the LGBTQ community. For outsiders looking in, drag culture looks fun and flamboyant.

But for lots of queens, it's about so much more than the flashy fun.

It's about family.

So I love my family, but I really, really understood what family was when I met my children.

She's referring to her newfound drag children who became members of her drag house, House of LaTrey.

Drag houses are often glittery households supporting drag queens or queer folks

in their different mediums.

I'm Ashley Brown. You're listening to The Times Daily News from the LA Times. It's Friday, June 10th,

2022. Today we dig deep into drag,

specifically drag mothers who keep

drag culture afloat and show us what

family can be for some in the LGBTQ

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