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Gottmik responds to conservatives gagged by Drag Race runway

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Gottmik responds to conservatives gagged by Drag Race runway

Transgender RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Gottmik has given the perfect response to her top surgery-inspired runway that has upset a lot of conservatives.

During the most recent episode of All Stars 9, the category was A Tail and Two Titties. The ridiculously talented drag artist, who uses he/him pronouns but she/her pronouns while in drag, walked out onto the Drag Race runway topless, with red threads below her nipples.

Two fake arms wrapped around her chest, with a scalpel in each hand. Gottmik accessorised the look with a clear plastic bag holding two bedazzled, bloody balls.

In the past week, Gottmik’s look – which ultimately won money for a trans charity – riled up a lot of conservatives.

High profile right-wing account Libs of TikTok called the look “absolutely disgusting”. Ex-Fox News journalist Megyn Kelly called it “sick” and “misogynistic”.

In Australia, Sky News Australia opinion-haver Rita Panahi played footage of Gottmik’s runway with most of it completely blurred.

Literally moments after Gottmik explained in the Drag Race clip that her surgery was life-changing for her, Rita blasted the look as “normalising the worst excesses of the trans movement” and claimed it was “so dangerous” to be “glorifying and promoting” top surgery.

‘Reminds me why I do what I do’

But Gottmik couldn’t disagree more. The drag queen celebrated her name trending on Twitter and declaring “no one affirms my gender like the terf community hating my art”.

“Winning another tip of 10k for [charity] @translifeline while wearing this look was BEYOND (and talk about crashing the cis-tem) lol,” Gottmik wrote on Instagram.

“Thank you guys for all of the love and support this week.

“Seeing the emotional response this piece has had on so many people has really impacted me in the most amazing way and reminded me that this is why I do what I do.

Gottmik wrote in a separate post, “This look is beyond just me. It is a piece of art and fashion that represents something that I never thought I’d be vulnerable enough to talk about let alone wear on the runway of @rupaulsdragrace.

“This look represents the pain and suffering I went through while all at the some time experiencing complete trans queer liberation in a way that I hope everyone seeing this will feel one day.

“I found my peace within the fashion drag artistry space and I hope everyone finds theirs in one way or another.”

Watch the full runway and check out more of Gottmik’s photos of her look below.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is streaming in Australia on Stan.

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newhologram · 3 years

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RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Gottmik is probably not like most trans men you’ve seen in the media.

In the extremely few shows and movies that have included trans male characters, they’ve often been more stereotypically “masculine”.

And for drag queen Gottmik, that turned out to be a little confusing. She told Attitude,

“Even before I transitioned medically, I was [debating], ‘Am I trans?’ I would look at all the trans guys in the media and be like, ‘That is just not me. That is not who I am. I’m way more feminine.'”

(Gottmik uses she/her pronouns in drag and he/him pronouns out of drag.)

But one day the 24-year-old had an epiphany of sorts. She says,

“I just woke up, and I was, like, ‘Girl, if cisgender men can be feminine, a trans guy can be feminine. Just because it’s beyond you, doesn’t mean it’s not there.”

It’s a similar sentiment to the one she shared with the Gay Times in a prior interview. She explained,

“Me being so feminine held me back from acting on my transition for a long time. Even though I knew I identified as a male, I always thought that I could suppress it because I loved feminine things and had feminine articulations.”

She continued,

“But when I realize that men can be feminine, it all clicked.”

And now, Gottmik is representing femme trans men on Drag Race. And while there have been trans contestants on the show before this (trans women, that is), no trans queen has ever been cast purposely.

A few, like Peppermint in season 9, came out during the show. But Gottmik was the first queen who was knowingly cast as trans.

So, Gottmik told herself,

“Girl, do it, and pave this path. And that’s what I did — and I’m living.”

Gottmik’s casting on the show was particularly historic given RuPaul’s notoriously transphobic past.

In a 2018 interview with The Guardian, Ru made it clear that he didn’t think anyone other than cisgender men should do drag. He said,

“You can identify as a woman and say you’re transitioning, but it changes once you start changing your body. It takes on a different thing; it changes the whole concept of what we’re doing.”

He added that he wouldn’t have cast Peppermint at the time if she had made any physical transitions prior to appearing on the show. He claimed,

“Peppermint didn’t get breast implants until after she left our show; she was identifying as a woman, but she hadn’t really transitioned.”

To be extremely clear: you can be trans without making any medical modifications to your body. Being trans is not about your genitals or your silhouette.

#gottmik #transgender #drag queen #gender #queer stuff #gendery wendery #yeah gottmik is me if i decided to transition

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artificialqueens · 4 years

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Tall And Small (Works For Us) (Utmik w/background Rosnali) - Flicks

A/N: Using she/her pronouns as the RuGirls are in drag. Excuse the amount of Merlechelle here, using them for framing devices mostly.

“You look… nervous?” Merle can’t help smirking, for once it’s not her feeling lost and confused. Usually she’s the one hanging off Michelle like a shy mouse, this time she’s the one in control. “They don’t bite you know…” “Yeah well, I was kinda…” “Your usual brand of bitchy honest?” “Yeah…” “They won’t care. They asked you to come remember?” Michelle sighs and Merle rolls her eyes, actively moving away from Michelle’s side to force her to talk to other people, greeting Gottmik with a wide smile. Utica, hanging back slightly, smiles as she joins them, noting Michelle is still lurking alone. “What’s with her?” Utica’s question gains a slight eyeroll and Gottmik laughs slightly. “Guess she thinks we hate her or something…” “We don’t… by the way.” Utica calls over, noting Michelle’s startled glance up and grinning, waving her over, wrapping long limbs around Michelle, then Merle. Gottmik smirks again, then also hugs Michelle, noting the surprise in her eyes. “Yeah it’s… a thing.” Gottmik teases, smiling as she wraps an arm almost lazily around Utica’s waist. “You get it right, tall and small?” “You girls look cute together.” Michelle finally manages to speak and Utica grins, kissing Gottmik’s cheek gently, noting the slight blush. They had never really expected this but touring with just the two of them has made it clear just how much they like each other. They can’t help it at this point. It feels natural. Gottmik has always been the braver, but Utica’s sweetness has always been the perfect foil for her. Even when she’s feeling a little lost. “So is that a yes to officiating the wedding?” Gottmik pauses, glancing at Utica, wondering if Utica is a little mad she asked the question. Utica’s smile and reassuring touch against her back puts her at ease and she smiles, waiting for the answer. Michelle, struck dumb for the first time in a while merely nods. “Good.” “Who’d have thought, Michelle Visage goes mute…” Utica teases, noting Merle’s silent smirk and choosing not to ask, winking at the other woman instead. The two had spent a little while longer before excusing themselves, heading over to their season 13 sisters. Utica smirking as she lead Gottmik over, greeting the girls with a smile and teasing laugh. “She said yes?” Rose sounds a little jealous and Gottmik laughs. “I’m not an idiot Rose…. I said yes.” “Can’t relate.” Rose mutters darkly and Utica laughs a little. “Maybe ask again, she might have thought you were kidding…” Denali drifts over at last having been at the bar, handing Rose a glass of rose wine before sipping her own drink. “Who?” Gottmik laughs then and excuses herself, heading across to the bar, Utica following as she watched Rose lead Denali away from the main group. “Think she’ll say yes?” “Oh I hope so.” Gottmik smirks as she adds. “Would be nice… they clearly adore each other.” “Yeah…” Utica pauses then asks an almost sweetly confused… “Since when was…” “Oh years ago, ‘Dora set them up…” “Well, good for her, she looks happy.”

“She is…” Both queens glance over and blush a little, Merle laughing slightly before accepting the ordered drinks. Leaving the two girls to talk as she added… “Don’t worry, I won’t tell her…” “She’s… kinda cute.” “Perfect for miss snarky…” “Yeah, guess she likes her women sassy.” “Mmm, I prefer cute.” Gottmik smirks, adding a playful… “and tall, very, very tall…” “Even…” “Oh yeah, even when you go all… what did you call it… ‘wacky wavy armed flailing girl’…” Gottmik smirks again as she adds. “You’re perfect.” “So are you…” Utica admits, still blushing even as Gottmik smiles, squeezing her hip gently, reassuring her she means every word.

#rpdr fanfiction #utica queen #gottmik #gottmik x utica #merle x michelle #rosnali #s13 #fluff #canon compliant #merle ginsberg #michelle visage #rosé #denali foxx #flicks

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therucrap · 4 years

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The RuCrap: Season 13 episode 2!

Holler at me I know you know me! Holler at me I know you know me! Episode 2 of the RuCrap has arrived! Once again please help out a writer in the pandemic by sharing & following! Enjoy!

We crawl back into RuPaul’s tangled web of elimination fuckery where we left off in Porkchop’s Loading Deck with the dejected Denali, Tamisha Iman, Joey Jay, Rosé, Kahmora Hall, Utica, and Elliott with 2 T’s who must now begrudgingly vote to put one of these complete strangers out of her misery! It’s a tie between wide-eyed carpool mom Elliott and neon sock puppet Utica and Ru bellows over the PA like the evil middle school principal that she is to inform her pupils that they must now vote between the two super-losers. Ultimately Elliott with 2 T’s becomes Elliott with 2 eliminations and it’s the final heartless slap of a drawn out and unreasonably brutal elimination even for Lord Ru’s medieval standards but we’re 13 years into this big gay carnival of trauma and Stockholm Syndrome is in full effect so let’s quickly move on, sympathize with our captors, and for God’s sake never return to Porkchop’s haunted She Shed ever again!

It’s day 2 and our previous winners GottMik, Lala Ri, Symone, Olivia Lux, Kandy Muse, and Tina Burner burst into the Werk Room none the wiser of the fate of the fallen and are greeted by Ru who wastes no time shaking things up by announcing that a new queen will be joining them and before the girls can even process... in walks Elliott with two T’s! Yes that’s right! After a full episode of push and pull with the drag poltergeist our poor Carol Anne is spit back into the competition covered in ectoplasm, her weary eyes now holding the unfathomable secrets of the other side, and once again we’ve taken the scenic route on one of RuPaul’s notorious twists that brought us right back to square one! But what would this winding shaggy dog joke of a premiere wrench be without our evil mastermind shoe-horning in a sappy life lesson? Ru momentarily softens to take us down memory lane and celebrate first-eliminated queens who went on to become superstars and explains that the moral of the fairy tale is “Don’t let anyone make you feel like a loser” which is ironic coming straight from the diabolical puppet master who determined Elliott a loser last week and then sent her to a small storage crate backstage to be called a loser two more times by her fellow competitors. It’s like Mike Tyson popping into Evander Holyfield’s dressing room after their fight to tell him that he could learn a thing or two about not feeling like he just had his ear bitten off. I haven’t been this confused by the manipulative rationale of an egomaniac since Shangela tried to justify going on vacation to Puerto Vallarta in a pandemic to sell $10 scented hand sanitizers in hotel lobbies. Ru tells our newly revamped winner’s circle to prepare to hit the runway to showcase a ladylike daytime look and a whorish campy nighttime look and like that they’re off!

Our models gussy up at the makeup stations and resident shit-stirrers Re-Tina George and Kandy Weiners greet Elliott with folded arms, bizarrely speculating about her intentions in returning (um... because RuPaul told her to?) and calling her “Elliott the Spy” (oh Golly) as if they aren’t all just prey in RuPaul’s Most Dangerous Game. Lest we forget that Elliott has cheated death twice already and instead of letting their poking rile her up she plays on Kandy’s paranoia. When Kandy expresses her excitement in finally being a Ru girl like her sisters, Elliott bluntly notes that historically queens related to past contestants haven’t faired well in the competition. Instantly frustrated by this valid counter-point, Kandy grumbles under her breath at the audacity of someone challenging her advanced wit and bless us all because a rivalry has begun!

We head to the blackbox runway for America’s Next Top Trauma where Ty-Ru Banks, Jan-chelle Dicken-sage, and Nigel Matthews are perched awaiting this year’s installment of the world’s tiniest fashion show which serves as much of a OMG-Yas-Queen showcase of fashion excellence as it does an ominous warning of what fashion storylines we’ll be bludgeoned over the head with. The trends this season are Olivia Lux’s Polly Pocket purses and whether we like it or not Tina the Heat Miser is going to is going to be dressed in a combination of orange, red, and yellow until every last VH1 viewer has fully gotten the pun in her name, taste be damned. As for the rest of our fashion darlings — GottMik and Symone are unpredictable couture shape-shifters who ace the showcase, confident Kandy shows that audacity is her strong suit, Elliott does decently but plays it safe, and Lala borders on mall fashion show.

Ru informs the queens they’ll be penning verses for and performing her catchphrase conduit Condragulations. Professional dancer Elliott proves her worth by stepping forward to save an otherwise unproductive rehearsal but things grind to a halt when it’s time to choreograph GottMik’s verse which begins “GottMik - was born a girl baby!” Mik (who later clarifies that she/her/hers pronouns are to be used in the drag context and he/him/his otherwise) instantly freezes and tells us in confessional that she hasn’t told her transition story to the group and didn’t consider the fact that this proclamation would be blaring loudly on the runway before she had the chance. The moment is clearly visceral for the usually unshakable Mik but the preoccupied group is mostly unaware and is more concerned as to why the now distracted Mik is unable to learn the routine.

It’s challenge day and the queens begin painting! Mik comes out as trans to a comforting Olivia while camera hogs Kandy and Tina continue to go full Red Scare on Elliott who they believe was sent back into the competition to spy on them... whatever that could possibly mean. When the topic turns to the competition almost everyone identifies the already well-established Mik as their biggest threat and I would have to agree.

We hit the Main Stage where director/ choreographer Jamal Sims joins the judges in an outfit that suggests he also moonlights as a matador. Condragulations goes off mostly without a snag and Lala, Tina, Kandy, and Elliott deliver the most confident verses, Olivia steals the fashion spotlight once again, and Kandy fumbles the choreography. The runway theme is Lamé You Stay and the judges favor Mik, Olivia, Symone, and Tina but still praise Lala, Kandy, and Elliott for an overall impressive week and Ru announces that Olivia and Symone are the top two and no one is in the bottom. They deliver synchronized, playful versions of Break My Heart by Dula Peep but it’s Symone who snatches the $5,000 tip making her our first big winner of the season!

That brings us to the end once again with a full cast but that can only mean one thing... poltergeist is getting that much hungrier! Next week our exiled queens from Pork Chop Island will return for their own premiere! Share the RuCrap if you enjoy and I’ll see you on the other side of the TV, Carol Anne!

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