San Francisco names America's first drag laureate
San Francisco (AFP) - San Francisco has tapped a popular nightclub owner to be its first drag laureate, creating the ambassador-style position at a time when America's LGBTQ community fears an erosion of its rights amid rising conservative attacks. D'Arcy Drollinger will receive a $55,000 stipend for the 18-month term, during which the performer will promote queer events in the famously liberal city, long at the vanguard of the gay rights movement. "I am honored and thrilled to have been chosen as San Francisco's Drag Laureate, and I am proud to live in a city that is pioneering this position ...