This is an overview of every single Winner of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula franchise including it’s Spin-Off Resurrection. This entry discusses death, blood, hanging, animal organs, spiders, unconsciousness, being cooked alive, nosebleeds and stabbing so please continue at your own discretion.
Welcome to our run down on every Winner throughout the Dragula franchise. We will be discussing Dragula Seasons 1-4 and it’s spin-off Resurrection. This entry contains spoilers for every season so if you’re not caught up yet I recommend either coming back to this entry once you have or just skipping over the sections you wish not to be spoiled. This entry only includes five winners so it won’t be quite so long compared to our Drag Race entry so sit back relax and sink your fangs into this entry. We will start by discussing the Spin-Off.
Resurrection
Resurrection was the first and currently only spin-off of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula. It was a special one off event which featured previous contestants from seasons 1-3 battling it out for a chance to return for the fourth season. It has one winner with that being.
Saint
Saint was originally a contestant on Season 3 of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula
Saint was the first winner of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Resurrection. During their time on the franchise they won Resurrection and a place in Season 4 where they won 1 Main Challenge in Episode 2. On their original season Saint came 10th, their extermination challenge was to consume a feast consisting of cow organs and cow’s blood. They lost to Yovska and was exterminated by being Staked through the heart.
Resurrection has yet to be renewed for a second entry.
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula (Seasons 1-4)
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula or just Dragula as it’s often referred is a Drag competition started by The Boulet Brothers Dracmorda and Swanthula with the aim of showcasing alternative Drag and searching for The World’s Next Drag Super Monster. The show currently has 4 winners spread across 4 seasons with those being.
Season 1
Vander Von Odd
Vander Von Odd competed in and won The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 1
Vander Von Odd is the first winner in the entire franchise winning the first Season of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula. During their time on their season they won 2 Main Challenges in Episodes 1 and 3. Vander Von Odd faced two extermination challenges during their season in which they had to perform a lip sync to Alaska’s song “Nails” whilst being pelted by food. They survived alongside Frankie Doom and in the finale where they had to endure a photo shoot in the cold San Fransico Bay which they survived also. They still filmed one death scene for them however which was them being hung from a tree.
Season 2
Biqtch Puddin
Biqtch Puddin competed in and won The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 2
Biqtch Puddin is the second winner of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula. During her season she won 2 Main Challenges in Episodes 3 and 5. Biqtch Puddin faced 2 extermination challenges during her season in which she had to compete in a close-range paint ball duel which she survived and in the finale where she had to fight in the Wasteland Weekend Thunderdome which she also survived.
Season 3
Landon Cider
Landon Cider competed in and won The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 3
Landon Cider is the third winner of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula. During his season he won 3 Main Challenges in Episodes 2, 6 and 8. Landon Cider faced no extermination challenges on his season making him the first and so far only winner never to have to face extermination. He did however have to eat spiders in the first episode.
Season 4
Dahli
Dahli was originally a contestant on Season 2 of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula before they went on to win Season 4
Dahli was the fourth winner of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula. During their time on the franchise they became the runner-up in Resurrection and won a place in Season 4 but not before being killed off by a nosebleed and resurrected. On Season 4 they won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 8 and 2 Main Challenges in Episodes 4 and 8. Dahli faced 1 Extermination challenge in Episode 7 where they had to be completely vacuumed sealed in a latex chamber which they survived. On their original season Dahli came 7th, their extermination challenge was to consume a three course meal based on the most alien food, consisting of fresh octopus tentacles, pig feet & anchovy “milkshake”, and extremely spicy “mysterious meat” with living worms. They lost to Abhora and Erika Klash and was knocked out with a frying pan and placed head first into an oven.
Dragula had been renewed for Season 5 which will be released on Shudder.
With so many types of Drag yet to be showcased It’s clear the unique and awesome concept of Dragula will continue for years to come and only grow bigger with time whilst maintaining the bloody heart the show is loved for. Our next Drag related video will be an overview of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World. Until next time I wish you bore da, prynhawn da, or nos da depending on where you are in the world byeee.
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This entry discusses forgetfulness, chronic illness, Fibro Fog and stress it also references food so please continue at your own discretion.
So I never planned to write an entry tonight on the account of the fact I have to be up really early in the morning, but I was reminded it’s Pancake Day. So happy Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday or Day of the Pancakes whatever you celebrate I hope you have a good day. Unfortunately this entry isn’t about Pancakes but it is relevant because the truth is I forgot it was Pancake Day and I know most of you, you’re probably thinking what’s the big deal? It’s not a big deal but it did make me think about a topic to talk about. Forgetfulness.
As some of you may be aware I have Fibromyalgia and one of the symptoms of Fibro is something called Fibro Fog it refers to a lack of cognitive function (I actually had to look up the term because I forgot) especially when it comes to memory. In short my memory is garbage. So bad in fact that I often struggle to remember something seconds after it happened, and I’m often left frozen mid-sentence forgetting what I was going to say. This is a big problem and really stressful. I like to laugh about my memory problems because if I don’t I will cry. I’ve lost years of memories because my brain just decides to throw them away. My friends will be talking about a huge thing from our childhood and even with photo evidence I just won’t remember. I can’t remember my age or the year I was born, I remember the date I was born on 23rd August but I honestly cannot remember the year I have to be told it when writing out documents and even once I’ve written it I’ll forget it. I know roughly what year it was but I’ve forgotten about 80% of my childhood. I remember things that happened during my childhood but I can’t remember how old I was when they happened it’s like it all happened at once if that makes sense. I’ve had nine exes (I’ll discuss them in future entries if you’re interested) and even though they’re all within the last five or so years I can’t remember when those relationships were. There is very little memory I maintain. I remember my name and I’m actually pretty good with names, I say “Good Morning Jayjay” whenever I wake up just in case I forgot though. Basically the only way I remember things is to be reminded by others or my phone. I miss being able to reminisce about things with my friends, I want to be able to say “remember when we did this?” Without being told that the event only happened an hour ago. I hate repeating myself three times in a row because I forgot I’d already said it. It’s like a constant fight to make my brain work. Really this entry isn’t about anything specific it’s just a ramble about memory or lack thereof. But it feels good to get my frustrations off my chest. I was going to say something specific at the end of this entry but guess what, I forgot? Usually I would step away and try and remember but because this entry is about forgetfulness I’m just going to leave this part in. Memory is a box labelled fragile and unfortunately I keep dropping it. Again I wish you all a Happy Pancake Day, have a pancake in my honour. And until next time I wish you bore da, prynhawn da or nos da wherever you are in the world.
Okay adding this last bit in ten minutes later after finishing this entry because I just remembered the thing I was going to add on the end was “although I can’t find Memory Lane I still love making new memories” okay that’s it Byeeee.
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This is an overview of every single Winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Winner including it’s International and other Spin-Offs. This entry discusses controversial winners and includes references to swearing so please continue at your own discretion.
Welcome to our run down on every Winner throughout the Drag Race Franchises. We will be discussing RuPaul’s Drag Race Seasons 1-13, Every International Spin-Off, and other Spin-Offs including RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 1-6, Holi-Slay, Drag U, Queen of the Universe and Secret Celebrity. This entry contains spoilers for every season so if you haven’t seen a specific spin-off yet I recommend either coming back to this entry once you have or just skipping over the sections you wish not to be spoiled. We have a lot to go over in this entry so let’s start right away first discussing each of the spin-offs with different formats to the main series.
Unique Format Series
The following series are all connected to the main franchise through the inclusion of previous contestants and judges, but have unique formats which will be discussed as we break down each series. These are not the only Spin-Offs that exist but they are the ones which feature placements outside of original season placements. All Stars will not be included here as it’s format is close enough to the main series to warrant it being included amongst other official Drag Race main series franchises.
RuPaul’s Drag U(Seasons 1-3)
RuPaul’s Drag U was the first of a long list of Drag Race inspired Spin-Offs. The series featured previous Drag Race contestants giving Women Drag makeovers to help them access their “inner divas” each previous contestant was referred to as a Drag Professor. The winners of each season are the Professors who had the highest percentage of wins overall according to the Drag U Wikia the Winners for Seasons 1-3 were.
Season 1
Shannel
Shannel was originally a contestant on Season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Shannel tied with Raven as the Professors who scored 4 Wins each, but with a higher win percentage of 44.44% Shannel is the winning Professor of Season 1 of Drag U.
Season 2
Manila Luzon & Mariah
Manila Luzon and Mariah (Paris Balenciaga) were both originally contestants on Season 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race
With 2 Wins each and an overall win percentage of 50% Manila Luzon and Mariah are tied as the winning Professors of Season 2 of Drag U.
Season 3
Alexis Mateo & Delta Work
Alexis Mateo and Delta Work were both originally contestants on Season 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race
With 1 Win each and an overall win percentage of 100% Alexis Mateo and Delta Work are tied as the winning Professors of Season 3 of Drag U.
RuPaul’s Drag U was officially announced as cancelled by RuPaul in 2013.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular was a promotional Spin-Off which brought 8 contestants from previous seasons and tasked them with lip syncing to festive RuPaul songs against each other. All 8 contestants were crowned America’s first Drag Race Xmas Queens, they were.
Jasmine Masters, Trixie Mattel, Kim Chi, Shangela, Mayhem Miller, Latrice Royale, Sonique, and Eureka O’Hara
Sonique (Season 2), Shangela (Seasons 2 & 3), Latrice Royale (Season 4 & All Stars 1), Jasmine Masters and Trixie Mattel (Season 7), Kim Chi (Season 8), Eureka O’Hara (Seasons 9 & 10) and Mayhem Miller (Season 10)
All 8 contestants won this spin-off making it the spin-off with the most winners produced by a single entry in the entire franchise. 2 of these winners would go on to win All Stars seasons.
Holi-Slay was a one off purely promotional Spin-Off but another Christmas Special was released in 2021, it was the film The B**** Who Stole Christmas and featured 20 contestants from the franchise acting alongside RuPaul.
RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race
RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race has a concept similar to that of Drag U where previous contestants place non Drag Artists (in this case Celebrities) into Drag and watch them compete. These mentors are known as Drag Supremes. Each episode of the season featured at least one different Celebrity Winner they are as follows.
Season 1: Episode 1
Babykins La Roux (Jordan Connor)
Babykins La Roux was mentored by Trixie Mattel
Babykins La Roux was the first winner of Secret Celebrity Drag Race, she is the Drag Persona of Jordan Connor who is famous for his role as Sweet Pea on the series Riverdale. Jordan’s winnings went to the charity Cystic Fibrosis Canada.
Season 1: Episode 2
Vanqueisha De House (Vanessa Williams)
Vanqueisha De House was mentored by Asia O’Hara
Vanqueisha De House is the Drag Persona of Vanessa Williams who is a famous American singer, actress, and fashion designer. Vanessa’s winnings went to the charity The Trevor Project.
Season 1: Episode 3
Madam That B**** (Alex Newell), Rachel McAdamsapple (Dustin Milligan) and Bette Bourdeaux (Matt Iseman)
Madam That B**** was mentored by Bob the Drag Queen, Rachel McAdamsapple was mentored by Nina West and Bette Bourdeaux was mentored by Kim Chi
Madam That B**** is the Drag Persona of Alex Newell who is an actor and singer most famous for their role as Unique Adams on the series Glee. Alex’s winnings went to the charity Hetrick-Martin Institute. Rachel McAdamsapple is the Drag Persona of Dustin Milligan who is an actor most known for his roles as Ethan Ward on the series 90210 and as Theodore “Ted” Mullens on the series Schitt’s Creek. Dustin’s winnings went to the charity Project HEAL. Bette Bourdeaux is the Drag Persona of Matt Iseman who is an American comedian, actor, and television host he is best known for his role as the announcer of American Ninja Warrior. Matt’s winnings went to the charity Arthritis Foundation. With 3 winners overall this is the second most amount of winners to win in any franchise after Holi-Slay and the first set of multiple winners to win on a continuing series.
Season 1: Episode 4
Queen Eleza Beth (Hayley Kiyoko)
Queen Eleza Beth was mentored by Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
Queen Eleza Beth is the Drag Persona of Hayley Kiyoko who is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Hayley’s winnings went to the charity Planned Parenthood.
RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race has been renewed for an upcoming second season.
Queen of the Universe
Queen of the Universe may not be a direct spin-off of RuPaul’s Drag but it. It features Drag Artists from all over the world competing by performing songs in the hopes of becoming the first Queen of the Universe. With only one season so far the current reigning Queen of the Universe is.
Grag Queen
Grag Queen was the first winner of Queen of the Universe
Grag Queen was the first winner to be crowned Queen of the Universe, she won by performing the songs “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms and “Rise Up” by Andra Day.
Queen of the Universe has yet to be renewed for a new season, but future seasons seem likely.
Main Series and All Stars
The following include the original main series of RuPaul’s Drag Race, it’s international spin-offs and All Stars seasons.
Rupaul’s Drag Race (Seasons 1-13)
RuPaul’s Drag Race or just Drag Race is the first edition of the Drag Race franchise and the longest running since first airing in 2009. There seems to be no end to the show being renewed every year since it’s conception. Due to controversies surrounding them this section will be excluding two winners the winners of Season 2 and Season 4, these winners are still important to the history of the franchise and their exclusion here is not an attempt to diminish the importance of their wins but this entry is a celebration and because of their recent behaviours their wins are not worth celebrating amongst the hardworking winners who bring nothing but positivity to the franchise, the Queer Community and world overall. That said here are the winners of RuPaul’s Drag Race from Season 1 through to Season 13.
Season 1
BeBe Zahara Benet
BeBe Zahara Benet competed in and won Season 1
BeBe Zahara Benet is the first winner in the entire franchise winning the first Season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 3 and 6. BeBe also competed in All Stars 3 making her the first winner to compete in an All Stars season, in that season she placed 3rd/4th alongside Shangela.
Season 3
Raja
Raja competed in and won Season 3
Raja was the third winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2, 7 and 10 and 2 Mini Challenges in Episodes 1 and 11.
Season 5
Jinkx Monsoon
Jinkx Monsoon competed in and won Season 5
Jinkx Monsoon was the fifth winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 5 and 9 and 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 4.
Season 6
Bianca Del Río
Bianca Del Rio competed in and won Season 6
Bianca Del Rio was the sixth winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2, 8 and 10 and 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 10.
Season 7
Violet Chachki
Violet Chachki competed in and won Season 7
Violet Chachki was the seventh winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 1, 10 and 11 and 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 10.
Season 8
Bob The Drag Queen
Bob The Drag Queen competed in and won Season 8
Bob The Drag Queen was the eighth winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 3, 5 and 7 and 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 6.
Season 9
Sasha Velour
Sasha Velour competed in and won Season 9
Sasha Velour was the ninth winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 4 and 9 and 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 11.
Season 10
Aquaria
Aquaria competed in and won Season 10
Aquaria was the tenth winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 4, 7 and 11 and 2 Mini Challenges in Episodes 4 and 9.
Season 11
Yvie Oddly
Yvie Oddly competed in and won Season 11
Yvie Oddly was the eleventh winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 1 Maxi Challenge in Episode 2.
Season 12
Jaida Essence Hall
Jaida Essence Hall competed in and won Season 12
Jaida Essence Hall was the twelfth winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2, 9 and 10.
Season 13
Symone
Symone competed in and won Season 13
Symone is the thirteenth winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race and is also the current reigning winner of the franchise. During her season she won 4 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2, 4, 10 and 11.
As of the making of this entry RuPaul’s Drag Race is currently airing its fourteenth season, the franchise is also being represented by previous contestants Jujubee and Mo Hart on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World which is also currently airing its first season. Future instalments of this franchise have been confirmed.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Seasons 1-6)
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars or just All Stars is the longest running spin-off of the main franchise, it features contestants from previous seasons of the main franchise battling it out for a place on the All Stars Hall of Fame. Its well known for its twists where a new one is often introduced in each season to shake it up from the original format. There are six seasons in this franchise but seven winners since season 4 features a tie. The winners are.
Season 1
Chad Michaels
Chad Michaels was originally a contestant on Season 4 of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Chad Michaels was the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. During her time on her All Stars season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 3, 4 and 5. The twist of All Stars 1 was that each contestant would have to compete alongside another contestant, Chad Michaels was paired with Shannel before eventually beating her for the crown.
Season 2
Alaska
Alaska was originally a contestant on Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Alaska was the second winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. During her time on her All Stars season she won 4 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2, 4, 5 and 6 and 2 Mini Challenges in Episodes 1 and 6. The twist for All Stars 2 was that the top two contestants would have to lip-sync for their legacy and for the chance to eliminate another contestant.
Season 3
Trixie Mattel
Trixie Mattel was originally a contestant on Season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Trixie Mattel was the third winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. During her time on her All Stars season she won 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 5 and 7. The twist for All Stars 3 was that in the finale All eliminated contestants had the chance to vote for the final two. The majority voted for Trixie Mattel and Kennedy Davenport. The pair lip-synced for the crown where Trixie Mattel beat Kennedy Davenport for the win.
Season 4
Monét X Change and Trinity The Tuck
Monét X Change was originally a contestant on Season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and Trinity The Tuck was originally a contestant on Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Monét X Change and Trinity The Tuck were the joint fourth winners of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. During their time on the their All Stars season Monét X Change won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2, 5 and 8 and Trinity The Tuck won 4 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 1, 3, 7 and 9. The twist for All Stars 4 was that a lip-sync smackdown was to take place between 4 eliminated contestants and remaining contestants for the chance of an eliminated contestant taking the place of a remaining contestant.
Season 5
Shea Couleé
Shea Couleé was originally a contestant on Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Shea Couleé was the fifth winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. During her All Stars season she won 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2 and 5. The twist of All Stars 5 was that previous contestants from the main franchise would return to lip-sync against the winner of a respective episode. These were known as lip-sync secret assassins, if they won the contestant with the most votes from the non-winning contestants would be eliminated but if the winner of the episode won the contestant they voted for would be eliminated.
Season 6
Kylie Sonique Love
Kylie Sonique Love originally competed in Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race as well as competing in and winning RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
Kylie Sonique Love is the sixth winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and also the current reigning winner of the Spin-Off. She is notable for being one of three currently reigning Trans Women winners throughout all franchises. During her All Stars season she won 1 Maxi Challenge in Episode 6 and 2 Mini Challenges in Episodes 9 and 11. The twist for All Stars 6 was a lip-sync smackdown between all eliminated contestants for the chance The receive a place in the finale. Silky Nutmeg Ganache won the most lip-syncs and was so close to winning her place in the finale but was beaten out by Eureka!
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars has been renewed for a seventh season. An international Spin-Off titled … vs The World is currently airing its first season with its host franchise being RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. An All Winners season is also rumoured to be in development.
International Spin-Offs
There have been eight international Spin-Offs of RuPaul’s Drag Race with seven renewed series’ the international Spin-Offs take place within the countries of Chile, Thailand, The United Kingdom, Canada, The Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, Spain and Italy. A couple of new additions have also been announced which are The Philippines and France as well as several speculated additions including Brazil, Mexico and Germany. Here are all the international Spin-Offs so far and their winners.
The Switch Drag Race (Seasons 1 & 2)
The Switch Drag Race was the first international Spin-Off of RuPaul’s Drag Race taking place within the country of Chile. It ran for two seasons and has yet to be renewed for a third. The winners are.
Season 1
Luz Violeta
Luz Violeta competed in and won Season 1 of The Switch Drag Race
Luz Violeta is the first winner of The Switch: Drag Race. Since The Switch is formatted differently to any other franchise Maxi and Mini challenge wins are not applicable. Luz Violeta later went on to compete in Season 2.
Season 2
Miss Leona
Miss Leona competed in and won Season 2 of The Switch Drag Race
Miss Leona is the second winner of The Switch: Drag Race and also the current reigning winner of the international Spi. Again as The Switch follows a different format Maxi and Mini challenge wins are not applicable. She later went on to compete on the first Season of Queen of the Universe under her new name Leona Winter.
Drag Race Thailand (Seasons 1 & 2)
Drag Race Thailand was the second international Spin-Off of RuPaul’s Drag Race taking place within the country of Thailand. It currently has two seasons with the winners being.
Season 1
Natalia Pliacam
Natalia Pliacam competed in and won Season 1 of Drag Race Thailand
Natalia Pliacam is the first winner of Drag Race Thailand. During her season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2, 4 and 5 and 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 2.
Season 2
Angele Anang
Angele Anang competed in and won Season 2 of Drag Race Thailand
Angele Anang is the second winner of Drag Race Thailand and also the current reigning winner of the International Spin-Off. She is notable for being one of three Trans Women winners out of all franchises and also being the first Trans Woman to win a season of the franchise. During her time on her season she won 5 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 making her the winner with the most Maxi Challenges won out of the entire franchise. She also won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 7.
Drag Race Thailand has been renewed for a third season and host of Seasons 1 and 2 Pangina Heals is currently representing the franchise over on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (Series 1-3)
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK was the third international Spin-Off of RuPaul’s Drag Race taking place within the country of The United Kingdom. It currently has two seasons with the winners being.
Season 1
The Vivienne
The Vivienne competed in and won Season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
The Vivienne is the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. During her time on her season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 1, 4 and 6 and 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 2.
Season 2
Lawrence Chaney
Lawrence Chaney competed in and won Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
Lawrence Chaney is the second winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. During her time on her season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 3, 4 and 5 and 2 Mini Challenges in Episodes 1 and 2.
Season 3
Krystal Versace
Krystal Versace competed in and won Season 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
Krystal Versace is the third winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and also the current reigning winner of the International Spin-Off. During her time on her season she won 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 1 and 2 and 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 5.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has been renewed for a fourth season. The franchise is currently hosting and being represented by Season 1 contestants Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea and Cheryl Hole over on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World.
Drag Race Canada (Seasons 1 & 2)
Canada’s Drag Race was the fourth international Spin-Off of RuPaul’s Drag Race taking place within the country of Canada. It currently has two seasons with the winners being.
Season 1
Priyanka
Priyanka competed in and won Season 1 of Canada’s Drag Race
Priyanka is the first winner of Canada’s Drag Race. During her time on her season she won 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 3 and 8 and 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 3.
Season 2
Icesis Couture
Icesis Couture competed in and won Season 2 of Canada’s Drag Race
Icesis Couture is the second winner of Canada’s Drag Race and also the current reigning winner of the International Spin-Off. During her time on her season she won 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 1 and 6 and 2 Mini Challenges in Episodes 4 and 6.
Canada’s Drag Race has been renewed for a third season. The franchise is currently being represented by Season 1 contestants Lemon and Jimbo over on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World.
Drag Race Holland (Seasons 1 & 2)
Drag Race Holland was the fifth international Spin-Off of RuPaul’s Drag Race taking place within the country of The Netherlands. It currently has two seasons with the winners being.
Season 1
Envy Peru
Envy Peru competed in and won Season 1 of Drag Race Holland
Envy Peru is the first winner of Drag Race Holland. During her time on her season she won 4 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2, 4, 5 and 6 and 2 Mini Challenges in Episodes 2 and 7.
Season 2
Vanessa Van Cartier
Vanessa van Cartier competed in and won Season 2 of Drag Race Holland
Vanessa Van Cartier is the second winner of Drag Race Holland and also the current reigning winner of the International Spin-Off. She is notable for being one of three currently reigning Trans Women winners out of all the franchises. During her time on her season she won 1 Maxi Challenge in Episode 5 and 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 7.
Drag Race Holland has yet to be renewed for a third season but the franchise is currently being represented by Season 1 runner up Janey Jacké over on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under was the sixth international Spin-Off of RuPaul’s Drag Race taking place within the countries of Australia and New Zealand. It currently has one season with the winner being.
Kita Mean
Kita Mean competed in and won Season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under
Kita Mean is the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under and also the current reigning winner of the International Spin-Off. During her time on her season she won 1 Maxi Challenge in Episode 6 and no Mini Challenges.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under has been renewed for a second season.
Drag Race España
Drag Race España was the seventh international Spin-Off of RuPaul’s Drag Race taking place within the country of Spain. It currently has one season with the winner being.
Carmen Farala
Carmen Farala competed in and won Season 1 of Drag Race España
Carmen Farala is the first winner of Drag Race España and also the current reigning winner of the International Spin-Off. During her time on her season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2, 6 and 7 and 4 Mini Challenges in Episodes 1, 5, 6 and 7.
Drag Race España has been renewed for a second season.
Drag Race Italia
Drag Race Italia was the eighth international Spin-Off of RuPaul’s Drag Race taking place within the country of Italy. It currently has one season with the winner being.
Elecktra Bionic
Elecktra Bionic competed in and won Season 1 of Drag Race Italia
Elecktra Bionic is the first winner of Drag Race Italia and also the current reigning winner of the International Spin-Off. During her time on her season she won no Maxi Challenges making her the first winner out of the entire franchise to never win a Maxi challenge she did however win 4 Mini Challenges in Episodes 1, 3, 4 and 6.
Drag Race Italia has been renewed for a second season.
With a rumoured All Winners season set to begin this year there is no doubt we will get to witness many of these winners return to our screens, and with so many new and renewed franchises created each year prepare to see even more amazing winners in the future. I plan on creating yearly additions to this series as well as plenty more Drag related content. My next entry will be Every Winner of Dragula so far so until then I wish you Bore Da, Prynhawn Da or Nos Da depending on where you are in the world byeee.
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I’ve mentioned this before, on several occasions actually but it’s clear to me that the villainising of Straight Individuals is not going away anytime soon. I get it Allocishet Individuals have a privilege Queer individuals of any kind simply don’t have, but it make no sense to take all that stress out on one specific group within that shorthand. Especially since individually each of those identities has the capacity to be paired with Queer identities. You can be Straight and Trans, Nonbinary, Aspec or Mspec. You can also be Straight and Polyamorous. There are so many Straight Queers out there that it makes literally no sense to make out that being Straight automatically makes you Anti or even Non-Queer. It doesn’t. We need to really pay attention to how we express our frustrations on societal Queerphobia especially when it comes to Heteronormativity. I’m in no way saying Straight Individuals don’t have a privilege over many other identities they absolutely do, but that privilege takes a backseat when Queerness is present. We need to stop only seeing the black and white flag when we see Straight Queer individuals and take in the whole rainbow picture as it exists. Phrases like “Are the Straights okay?” “Eww not the straights” “the heteros are uppsetios” are used frequently amongst the Queer community and it needs to stop. When you use a term without contextualising you mean Straight as in Allocishet Individuals you are leaving the door open for all who use that term to be painted with the same muddy brush as Non-Queer Straights. Straight individuals are not are enemy, Heteronormativity is. Straight Individuals cannot help being Straight, they can’t change being Straight as much as any other individual can’t change their own orientation. They are deserving of love, and are allowed to feel pride for their identity because they are who they are. What shouldn’t be happening is treating Straight individuals as the enemy when the enemy is society and it hailing The Straights as the ideal and the norm which they are not. They are individuals just like every other and they deserve to have their identities respected. The Straights really are okay. Thank you for coming to listen to my little rant until next time I wish you Bore Da, Prynhawn Da or Nos Da depending on where you are in the world. Byeee.
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This entry discusses addiction, fetishising, harassment and sex work so please continue at your own discretion.
If you’ve known me for a while you’d know I used to go by the name Baby JayJay, that’s the name I used to gain a following over on Twitter. I used to dress up as a baby because at the time it felt right. I never really understood what I was doing it just felt like a part of me. I went through many different conclusions as to what and who I was long before I came out as Trans or Nonbinary or Asexual or any of the terms I now use. For a while I called myself an Adult Baby because that’s the label that was placed on me when I started posting photos online in my baby get-up. Later I would distance myself from the ABDL (Adult Baby Diaper Lover) Community because it didn’t feel right it didn’t feel it was who I was. Of course I still love and respect all my ABDL friends I met on my journey but it just isn’t who I was. Later I would use the term Age Regressor and this is a term I still believe fits me to this day however now I’ve come to truly understand what I was doing. I was doing Drag. I always used to think Drag was all about makeup and performance and for many it is but at its heart it’s expression. What I was doing was expressing myself through a character and that character was Baby JayJay. I will forever be grateful to Baby JayJay they gave me my name after all but being Baby JayJay was a miserable time in my life. Not because I loved expressing myself but because no one was perceiving me how I wanted to be perceived. What I did was passed off as a fetish, I was constantly sexualised by strangers online and by partners in real life. And it made me miserable. Eventually I began playing on it I turned my character into an innuendo producing machine to make them happy. Through this I also started sex work. I had several clients who would pay me to perform in what was essentially Drag. But the shows I performed were private and involved me doing things I was not comfortable with. My fun little persona became an addiction, I began meeting clients, getting paid and then using that money to purchase more pacifiers and Baby paraphernalia to dress myself up with I spent a lot of money on that stuff. I always looked good, and I always felt good so it was worth it but the problem was the more attention I got the more money I got and the more I couldn’t stop myself. Art should never be in control of your life and my art my expression became the controlling factor of my life. I wasn’t in control of Baby JayJay anymore and that’s when I knew I had to hang up the pacifier. I don’t regret anything I did as Baby JayJay I wouldn’t be who I am now without them. In fact I want to wake them up from their nap someday and do things properly, be open about the fact I’m doing Drag, help spread the message of What Drag is and can be and elevate my character to be an even better beacon of light which it was always meant to be. My journey is not over and I hope to share it with you and I hope you’ll embrace it with me. I have always been a baby inside, a baby that longs to be free. And when the time is right and I have control that’s when Baby JayJay will return. Thank you for supporting me and until next time I wish you Bore Da, Prynhawn Da or Nos Da wherever you are in the world. Byeeee.
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This entry discusses Food, Animal Cruelty, Ableism and Anger so please continue at your own discretion.
Until today I had never really contemplated the idea that I could be a Vegan. It seemed like an unrealistic goal for me because of the fact I have to consume meat to survive. I’m disabled and there are aspects of my disability which inhibit me from completely removing meat from my diet. I won’t say what my disability is because that’s personal information which you don’t need to know, my point is that I felt my disability got in the way of me being a Vegan. Which is ridiculous.
Earlier from the time I’m writing this entry I had an encounter with a not so savoury individual. They made a Tweet to the tune of “Becoming a Vegan is easy so everyone should just get on with it” I found this generalisation infuriating. Saying we can all become vegan because it’s easy felt insulting. I thought how is it easy when I for example cannot eat meat and therefore completely commit to a Vegan Lifestyle? Ignoring this which I felt they were doing is a form of Ableism. You are actively ignoring that many Disabled individuals cannot completely commit to a Vegan Lifestyle because it would be at the detriment to their health. Not just that but many Religions, belief systems and Cultures hold beliefs which many Vegans would argue go against their morals. Hunting for food for example could by many be considered anti vegan because you are actively distressing an animal to eat it. This isn’t the view of all Vegans I want to stress but a significant number of them. How do you go from doing something which is important to your culture to just switching to being Vegan. You can’t. It’s not an easy switch to make if you decide to make it at all. Whether they intended to or not these are the things this tweeter failed to consider so I called them out on over generalising. And eventually they agreed with me they said that becoming a vegan for them was a struggle so I asked what the point of the original tweet was and they blocked me. Because they didn’t like what they heard. Understandable. But they did remind something before that.
In our continuous back and forth they told me Veganism isn’t just about having a Vegan diet it’s about doing everything you can to ensure the welfare of animal lives and make sure they are not put in harms way. I knew this already and at the time I felt like telling me this as if I didn’t know was somewhat patronising but in the end it did benefit me to be reminded because I realised that actually I am doing everything in my ability to look after the welfare of animals, I don’t wear or use products which harm animals, I donate when I can to local charities which support the welfare of animals and I regularly lift the voices of and interact with petitions of those advocating for animal rights. This is not all I do of course but it is a significant amount of things which do contribute to Veganism. And although as it stands I need to eat meat I do eat vegan as often as I physically am able without hurting my body. So with this information I want to thank this individual for reminding me that you don’t have to be a perfect vegan to be a vegan. You have to do everything you can but if you can’t do something it doesn’t mean you can’t be something. I’ve always felt uneasy about consuming animal products it makes me uncomfortable I don’t enjoy it. I really don’t thinking about where they come from makes me feel nauseous, but until there is a viable solution to me being able to cut meat entirely out of my diet I just have to do what I have to do to ensure my own survival. I always justified this with well Gaia placed animals on this earth and gave us the ability to eat them so we should be allowed to eat them. I’m a pagan by the way if you didn’t know where Gaia fits into this. I believe it’s up to us if we want to commit to being vegan or not and I for one am commuting to being vegan in the ways I can. I’m not going to tell others to join me as a Vegan I think that’s counter productive, I’m also not going to blame minimum wage fast food workers for selling meat products. Because it’s not their fault capitalism exists and they need money to live. It’s your choice if you want to become vegan and it’s also our choice not to judge those who can’t do certain things or even those who don’t want to do certain things. Veganism is personal to the individual it’s a belief system at the end of the day. And I believe that despite the fact I need to eat meat to survive, I am still Vegan. Agree or disagree that’s just how it is I will be using the label Vegan for myself going forwards and until next time I wish you Bore Da, Prynhain Da or Nos Da depending on where you are in the world. Byeeeee.
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This entry discusses Ableism, Mspec Exclusionism and Transphobia so please continue at your own discretion.
I want to start with an apology to all Lesbians everywhere, I am so sorry … that you have to put up with these individuals within your community. What individuals? Monosexual Lesbians thinking it’s within their right to speak for Mspec Lesbians because they’re also Lesbians. This entry was created on a whim because I am honestly annoyed with all the comments I’ve been receiving from these entitled cry babies saying things like “Lesbians can’t like Men” or “you’re being Lesbophobic and redefining what Lesbian means” so I thought I would formally address my “Lesbophobia” I’ve mentioned several times I have no issues with Lesbians, in fact I whole heartedly support all Lesbians whether they are Monosexual, Multisexual, Asexual, Women, Nonbinary or Men. I love the strength that comes from the Lesbian community which comes from how diverse and beautiful it is. What I don’t understand is why it’s so hard for members within that community to accept their fellow Lesbians? Why is it so bad if a Lesbian is attracted to Men? Does that take away from your personal identity? No it doesn’t. Your voice as a Lesbian is clearly not being silenced because you are speaking from your experience as a Lesbian. Emphasis on the your because your experience is your own and has no impact on any other Lesbian’s. Where do you get off thinking it’s okay to say an individual isn’t allowed to use a term they identify with? Lesbians have never excluded Mspec or Aspec Lesbians in fact they were embraced by the Lesbian community, all Lesbian identities were. This notion that Lesbians have to only like Women is not only nonsense but built from Transphobic rhetorics built to purposely exclude Trans and Nonbinary Individuals and Transfems from Lesbian attraction and let me tell you as a Transfem myself I’m not going to take that lightly. What you’re saying when you say Lesbians can’t be attracted to Men is that you don’t see Trans and Nonbinary Individuals as who they really are you just see them as Men. I did a whole section on the definition of Lesbian in my single attraction identities entry so I won’t get into much detail with it here but in short there is no single definition of Lesbian because being a Lesbian looks different depending on which Lesbian you ask. I don’t care about the dictionary definition of Lesbian, dictionary begins with the term dic for a reason because it’s full of poppycock. Wanna know how dictionaries came about? Some old man named Samuel Johnson decided to write down every word in the English language and it took 40 scholars 40 years to completely dictate how words were supposed to be written. Before this there was no such things as correct spellings you culd rite ane wurd howefer you wanted and still understand what was being said. The entire concept of dictating how things should be written is ableist and it’s this concept that is still to this day humoured, new words are added to the dictionary every year, last year for example the term FTW were added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an abbreviation which has been use for years before it was added. Dictionaries are never up to date. Which means their definitions are never 100% accurate. So forgive me for not seeing the definition of Lesbian in the dictionary and saying “ah my mistake” I know for a fact Lesbians are not just Women attracted to other Women because my Great Aunt is dating a Lesbian who is attracted to both Men and Women. She openly uses the terms Lesbian and Bi without question. This is the real world not some fantasy gatekept land exclusionists seem to live in. I dare you to tell my Great Aunt her girlfriend isn’t a Lesbian I dare you, she will at best laugh at you and at worst punch you in the face. Bi Lesbians and other Mspec Lesbians have always been the norm in my life which is why it baffles me so much that others have a problem with them simply existing. I say this in the kindest way possible but if you’re a Lesbian Woman who is only attracted to Women I’m going to need you to shut up when it comes to conversations about Mspec Lesbians or Lesbians attracted to Men because I know you don’t want to hear this but their existence doesn’t revolve around yours. And no I don’t feel regret explicitly telling you to shut up because Gaia knows you need to be told upfront. I’m tired of going about my day only to see your comments attacking innocent individuals going about their lives, it’s obvious you don’t care about learning about the beautifully diverse Lesbian Umbrella which is fine thats your choice but I recommend not talking about things you have no understanding of. Maybe actually watch my videos and learn and if not get off my channel because you are not welcome here. I’m not silencing your voice I’m blocking out your bigotry so the individuals who come to this safe space I created can actually learn in peace without you shouting at them for no reason. I will never stop supporting All Lesbians but I won’t support Lesbians who are so fuelled with hate that they don’t even see the problem in their own behaviour. I’m sorry for this long rant but I needed to get it off my chest because it really does grind my gears. Thank you for all the beautiful individuals out there who aren’t being jerks for no reason I love having you around and I wish you Bore Da, Prynhain Da, or Nos Da depending on where you are in the world Gaia bless you all.
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Welcome to The Big Queer Quiz 2022, we’re going to ring in the New Year with a Quiz focusing on our Under The Queer Umbrella series. I got this idea from Lindsay Holiday who runs the YouTube channel History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday – ,https://youtube.com/c/LindsayHoliday she created a video based on all her History videos of the past year, and I thought since this was our first full year on YouTube why not make our own Quiz based on the first four topics of our Under The Queer Umbrella series. Single Attraction Identities, Mspec Attraction Identities, Ace-Spec Attraction Identities, and Aro-Spec Attraction Identities. Each round will have five Questions, two multiple choice, two true or false and one write your own answer in Question. The answers to these questions will be added to the bottom of this blog entry, and there will be three bonus questions at the end of the main Quiz which we will discuss when we get there. This is just a bit of fun to close off the year so I hope you enjoy yourselves and do let me know your final score in the comments. Without further Ado let’s get into The Big Queer Quiz of 2021.
Question 1 – What is the name of the Umbrella term which encompasses all Single Attraction Identities?
A: Unisexual
B: Multisexual
C: Monosexual
D: Unosexual
Question 2 – What is the name of the umbrella term used to encompass all forms of attraction those who are Non-Binary have?
A: Sapphic
B: Diamoric
C: Achillean
D: Herculean
Question 3 – True or False? Straight Individuals can be Queer
True
False
Question 4 – True or False? Single Attraction Identities that are paired with other Single Attraction Identities become Mspec Identities
True
False
Question 5 – What is the name of the umbrella term unifying all identities which include those who are Non-Binary and/or GenderQueer who are attracted to those who are also Non-Binary and/or GenderQueer?
Question 1 – What is the name of the umbrella term created by the Ace-Spec community to refer to those who regularly experience sexual attraction to others?
A: Everysexual
B: Bsexual
C: Allosexual
D: Infinisexual
Question 2 – Which term refers to those who don’t experience sexual attraction until they have formed some form of deep emotional connection to another?
A: Demisexual
B: Greysexual
C: Ace-Connect
D: Aceflux
Question 3 – True or False? Chromasexual is a term which refers to attraction based on the texture of another’s clothing
True
False
Question 4 – True or False? You can use the term Cupiosexual even if you’re not Sex Favourable
True
False
Question 5 – What term describes those who have a disconnection between themselves and their subject of arousal?
Question 1 – Which of the following identities doesn’t have some shade of green in its main flag?
A: Aromantic
B: Greyromantic
C: Aegoromantic
D: Lithromantic
Question 2 – Which of these identities doesn’t feature a heart shape design on its main flag?
A: Heteromantic
B: Recipromantic
C: Panromantic
D: Omniromantic
Question 3 – True or False? Aroflux refers to those whose romantic attraction fluctuates but mostly remains on the Aromantic Spectrum
True
False
Question 4 – True or False? Those who use the term Frayromantic don’t experience romantic attraction towards those who they are not deeply connected with
True
False
Question 5 – What identity term refers to the feeling of not being able to distinguish between platonic and romantic feelings?
Write your answer down somewhere
Answers
Congratulations you made it through the main portion of the Quiz, below you’ll find the answers to all the questions, make sure to note down how many answers you got right and feel free to drop your score in the comments, any participant who achieves at least 10/20 answers correct will get a shout out in a future video over on my channel. Don’t worry if you don’t reach that score this isn’t an exam and it just means you should watch more of my videos *wink wink* also don’t worry about any spelling mistakes this isn’t a spelling test, as long as you intended to write the correct answer you got the answer correct and also stay tuned for the bonus round and rules for it.
Round 1
1: What is the name of the Umbrella term which encompasses all Single Attraction Identities? The answer is C – Monosexual.
2: What is the name of the umbrella term used to encompass all forms of attraction those who are Non-Binary have? The answer is B – Diamoric.
3: True or False? Straight Individuals can be Queer. The answer is True, of course they can, Straight Asexual, Aromantic, Mspec, and Trans Individuals all exist, are Queer and still very much Straight.
4: True or False? Single Attraction Identities that are paired with other Single Attraction Identities become Mspec Identities. The answer is False, they are still Monosexual identities that just happen to be paired with other Monosexual identities. However it is still up to the individual to decide if they are Mspec or not.
5: What is the name of the umbrella term unifying all identities which include those who are Non-Binary and/or GenderQueer who are attracted to those who are also Non-Binary and/or GenderQueer? The term is of course Enbian.
Round 2
1: What is another term which can be used to refer to Multisexuality? The answer is A – Pluralian.
2: What is the name of attraction to masculine aligned Men, Non-Binary identities and neutral identities? The answer is D – Uranic.
3: True or False? Bisexual Lesbian and Bisexual Gay Individuals exist. The answer is True, of course they exist.
4: True or False? The terms Bisexual and Pansexual don’t refer to the same form of Multisexuality. The answer is True though they share many similarities at the end of the day they are both two unique and separate identities. It is still up to the individual whether they use them interchangeably or not however.
5: In terms of Multisexual attraction what does the shorthand ‘Poly’ refer to? The answer is Polysexual, if you put Polyamorous you would be incorrect because Polyamory is shortened to Polyam, the terms are similar so the confusion is understandable.
Round 3
1: What is the name of the umbrella term created by the Ace-Spec community to refer to those who regularly experience sexual attraction to others? The answer is C – Allosexual. Allo can also be used to describe those who regularly experience any form of attraction such as Alloromantic, Allosensual, and Alloplatonic.
2: Which term refers to those who don’t experience sexual attraction until they have formed some form of deep emotional connection to another? The answer is A – Demisexual.
3: True or False? Chromasexual is a term which refers to attraction based on the texture of another’s clothing. The answer is False, Chromasexual actually refers to attraction based on the colour of another’s clothing.
4: True or False? You can use the term Cupiosexual even if you’re not Sex Favourable. The answer is True, you don’t have to be Sex Favourable to be Cupio.
5: What term describes those who have a disconnection between themselves and their subject of arousal? The answer is Aegosexual.
Round 4
1: Which of the following identities doesn’t have some shade of green in its main flag? The answer is D – Lithromantic.
2: Which of these identities doesn’t feature a heart shape design on its main flag? The answer is B – Recipromantic.
3: True or False? Aroflux refers to those whose romantic attraction fluctuates but mostly remains on the Aromantic Spectrum. The answer is True.
4: True or False? Those who use the term Frayromantic don’t experience romantic attraction towards those who they are not deeply connected with. The is False, they do experience romantic attraction towards those who they are not deeply connected with.
5: What identity term refers to the feeling of not being able to distinguish between platonic and romantic feelings? The answer is Platoniromantic.
Bonus Round
Congratulations to all who got any number of answers correct, some of them were trickier than others I know, it’s okay to not get them all right or even the majority or all of them wrong you still took the time to interact with these questions which proves you care about The Queer Community as a whole, you can only become a better Ally from here. Now it’s time for the bonus round, this will consist of three Questions, one multiple choice, one True or False, and one written answer. These questions will be related to Trivia surrounding my Under The Queer Umbrella series as a whole and I won’t be revealing the answers here. Instead I would like you to send over your answers to me via Email or Twitter links are at the bottom of this page. Message me with your answers and the name you would like to be addressed by before the 16th of January 2022 and the responders with all three answers correct will be added to a Random Name Generator which will decide the winner. The winner will have the chance to choose the topic of a future video and blog entry on my channel, so make sure to also add your idea to your message. The winner will be told in private and announced in a future video, if no participator gets all three answers right then I’ll move down to getting two right etc… Thank you to all who participate and good luck, here are your Questions.
Bonus Question 1 – Which of the following identities did I accidentally leave out of my Aro-Spec Attraction Identities Blog and Video Entry?
A: Heteroromantic
B: Biromantic
C: Omniromantic
D: Homoromantic
Bonus Question 2 – True or False? All four of my Under The Queer Umbrella series entries feature at least one Exclusionary Identity as a warning?
True
False
Bonus Question 3 – Which three identities did I refer to as “The Big Three” in my Ace-Spec Attraction Identities entry?
Write your answers down somewhere – all three answers will need to be correct for your name to be added to the draw.
Thank you all for participating in The Big Queer Quiz 2022 If this is successful perhaps I’ll make it an annual event. Don’t forget to get your answers to the bonus round in before the 16th of January to be counted and share with your friends so they can participate too. Until next time Happy New Year from all of us here at Under The Umbrellas.
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This is the first part of an ongoing series where we look at the National foods of every recognised country, this entry discusses the current situation in Afghanistan, food, and eating so please continue at your own discretion.
Welcome to the first part of The Worlds National Dishes where we explore each country and their National Dishes. This series aims to educate about the diversity of culinary tastes around the world, I am not from the majority of these countries, and have not personally tried many of these dishes myself so if I get any information wrong please feel free to let me know in the comments below. Since many countries don’t have an official National Dish, and I wanted to represent every country for this series I’m using the Wikipedia list which you can find here – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dish (you will find the individual links to these dishes by clicking on the respective photos) some countries have multiple dishes, others have dishes similar to other countries, I intend to discuss them all. I’ll be going through the countries in alphabetical order. I’m excited to start so without further ado let’s get right into The Worlds National Dishes from the countries beginning with A.
Afghanistan 🇦🇫
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It’s capital is Kabul, and the country is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to the north, and Tajikistan and China to the Northeast. It’s home to a populous of over 3.1 Million including ethnic groups such as Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks. Major languages within Afghanistan include Pashto and Dari Persian. The country is currently under the control of Prime Minister Hasan Akhund as of 7th September 2021 he is a leader of the Taliban a terrorist organisation that took control of the country in 2021. This does not mean all individuals within the country are part of the organisation, they are innocent citizens that need our support. Please consider donating to UNICEF to help support Afghanistan refugees especially children here – https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu-D449iQ9AIVia3tCh0ghQK7EAAYASAAEgJLAPD_BwE the citizens of Afghanistan are innocent and have their own cultures and national dish that deserves to be celebrated and respected.
Kabuli Palaw
Kabuli Palaw
Afghanistan’s National Cuisine is Kabuli Palaw or Kabuli pulaois which is a variety of pilaf made in Afghanistan and other parts of Central Asia. The dish consists of steamed rice which has been mixed with raisins, carrots, and meat usually either beef or lamb. There also exist different variations depending on the region. The dish originated in Afghanistan.
Albania 🇦🇱
The Republic of Albania is a Southeastern European country located on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea. Albania borders Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south. The countries official language is Albanian, it’s capital is Tirana, and It’s home to a populous of over 2.8 million. The current president of Albania as of 24th July 2017 is Ilir Meta. The country has two National Dishes which are…
Tavë Kosi
Tavë Kosi
Tavë kosi or soured milkcasserole in English is a dish consisting of lamb or sometimes chicken, and rice baked with yogurt and eggs (replacing the original soured milk) and added to a roux. The dish is also popular in Greece, North Macedonia and Turkey, where it is known as Elbasan tava, named after the Albanian city of Elbasan. The dish originated in Albania.
Flia
Flia
Translating to Sacrifice in English, Flia also known as Fli or Flija is Albania’s second National dish. Flia consists of several crêpe like layers brushed with cream, and served with sour cream. The dish originated in Albania, and Kosovo and is so popular in Albania that it even has its own day dedicated to it called Flia Day which is celebrated annually on the 17th of March.
Algeria 🇩🇿
The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria is the largest country by total area in Africa and is located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Algeria is bordered by Tunisia to the northeast, Libya to the east, Niger to the southeast, Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara to the southwest, Morocco to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. The official languages are Arabic and Berber, it’s capital is Algiers, it has a population of over 44.7 million, and its current President as of December 2019 is Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The country has one official National dish which is…
Couscous
Couscous
A North African dish compiled of small steamed granules of rolled durum wheat semolina. Couscous can be eaten as a main, side, or dessert. It’s traditionally served with a stew and is a staple dish in Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco, and Libya. The word Couscous is of Berber origin meaning “well formed, well rolled, rounded” it’s not clear where the dish originated, but there are many theories one of which includes among the Berbers of Algeria (which could explain the words origin).
Andorra 🇦🇩
The Principality of Andorra is a tiny landlocked sovereign state situated between France to the North and Spain to the South. The official language of Andorra is Catalan, the capital is Andorra la Vella, it has a populous of over 77 thousand, it’s currently lead by Prime Minister Xavier Espot Zamora as of May 2019, and it’s national dish is…
Escudella i Carn D’olla
Escudella i Carn D’olla
Escudella is a traditional Catalan meat and vegetable stew and soup which originated in Spain some time before the 14th Century when it was noted by Francesc Eiximenis to have been eaten by the people every day. The dish was traditionally made on Thursdays and Sundays. A variation of the dish called Escudella de Nadal is usually served on Christmas Day and consists of meat from four different animals.
Angola 🇦🇴
The Republic of Angola is a country in Central Africa bordered by Namibia to the South, The Democratic Republic of the Congo to the North, Zambia to the East, and the Atlantic Ocean to the West. The capital is Luanda, the official language is Portuguese it’s current President is João Lourenço since 2017 with a population of over 31 Million, the country has one national dish which is…
Moamba de Galinha
Moambe Chicken
Moambe Chicken is a savoury chicken dish which is popular in Central Africa, this dish consists of chicken, spices, and palm butter which creates a stew-like consistency. Local and regional variations also exist.
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Argentina 🇦🇷
The Argentine Republic is a country situated in South America and bordered by Chile to the West, Bolivia and Paraguay to the North, Brazil to the Northeast, Uruguay and South Atlantic Ocean to the East, and the Drake Passage to the South. The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires, its official language is Spanish, its current President as of 2019 is Alberto Fernández, it has a populous of over 45 million, Argentina has four National Dishes which are…
Asado
Asado
Asado is the technique and social event of having or attending a barbecue especially in South American Countries such as Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay where it is also a traditional event. Asado usually consists of beef, pork, chicken, chorizo, and morcilla which are cooked on a grill called a parilla, or an open fire. The meats are often served with a red wine and salad. The individual cooking the meat is known as an Asador.
Empanada
Empanada
Common in Spanish, other Southern European, Latin American, and the Philippines cultures, an Empanada is a type of baked or fried consisting of pastry and filling which may consist of meat, cheese, tomato, corn, or other ingredients. Epanadas originated in Spain and the name comes from the Galician verb Empanar which means Enbreaded.
Matambre
Matambre
Matambre is the name of a thin cut of beef, it’s a rose coloured muscle between the skin and ribs of the steer, it is similar to a flank steak. In Argentina, the matambre is sometimes served as a steak, but this is not the typical serving method. The more common method is known as matambre arrollado. The ingredients for this dish vary, but most common include whole carrots, hard-boiled eggs, and plenty of black pepper. These are rolled up inside the matambre sheet and closed together, it is boiled, sliced into thin pieces, and served in a French roll with mayonnaise and sometimes Argentine chimichurri as a condiment.
Locro
Locro
Locro is a thick and hearty squash stew, which is associated with Indigenous Andean Civilisations, and popular along the Andes mountain range.
Armenia 🇦🇲
The Republic of Armenia is a landlocked country located in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia It’s bordered by Turkey to the West, Georgia to the North, Azerbaijan to the East, and Iran to the South. The capital is Yerevan, the Official Language is Azerbaijani, its Prime Minister is Alovsat Bakhshiyev as of the year 2000, it has a populous of over 461 thousand, and its National Dish is…
Harisa
Harisa
Harisa is a dish of boiled, cracked, or coarsely ground wheat, mixed with meat and seasoned. It has a consistency between porridge and gruel. There exist other regional variants, but Armenian Harisa comes from the Ararat Plain. The dish originated Middle East Ethiopia.
Australia 🇦🇺
Located in Oceana, The Commonwealth of Australia is bordered by three oceans Pacific, Southern, and Indian and consists of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. The capital is Canberra, the National language is English, the Prime Minister is Scott Morrison as of 2018, it has a population of around 25.69 Million, and its National Dishes include…
Roast Lamb
Roast Lamb
Lamb is a type of meat that comes from domesticated sheep in its first year of life, meat from sheep in their second year is known as hogget, older sheep meat is known as mutton. Hogget and sheep meat are not generally used by consumers outside of New Zealand, South Africa, and Australia. Prime Lamb in Australia often mean lamb that has been raised to be eaten, this is roasted and served with vegetables similar to a Sunday Roast in the United Kingdom.
Meat Pie
Meat Pie
A Meat Pie is a hand-sized pie containing diced or minced meat and gravy, sometimes with onion, mushrooms, or cheese. It’s often consumed as a takeaway snack and served with tomato sauce/ketchup.
Pavlova
Pavlova
Pavlova is a meringue based dessert named after the famous Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova and is believed to have been created in her honour whilst she was on tour in 1920s Australia or New Zealand. The dish has a crisp crust and soft, light inside, usually topped with fruit and whipped cream.
Vegemite on Toast
Vegemite on Toast
Vegemite is a thick, dark brown Australian food spread made from leftover brewers’ yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives. It was developed by Cyril Callister in Melbourne, Victoria in 1922. The spread is usually served on buttered toast and eaten for breakfast or spread to make a sandwich. Other countries have their own version such as the United Kingdom’s Marmite. The spread is known for its umami flavour and for its divisive nature. In the UK we use the phrase “you either love it or you hate it.”
Austria 🇦🇹
The Republic of Austria is a landlocked country in the Southern part of Central Europe and is bordered by Germany to the Northwest, Czech Republic to the North, Slovakia to the Northeast, Hungry to the East, Slovenia and Italy to the South, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the West. The capital is Vienna, it’s official and National Language is German, its President since around 2017 has been Alexander Van der Bellen, it has a populous of around 8.9 Million and its National Dish is…
Wiener Schnitzel
Wiener Schnitzel
Wiener schnitzel is a type of schnitzel (a thin slice of meat that is usually breaded) in this case made of a thin, breaded, pan-fried veal cutlet.
Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
The Republic of Azerbaijan is a country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia Its bordered by the Caspian Sea to the East, Russia to the North, Georgia to the Northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the West, and Iran to the South. The capital is Baku, the official language is Azerbaijani, the President is Ilham Aliyev since 2003, and it has a population of around 10.1 Million, the National Dish is…
Dolma
Dolma
Dolma is a group of stuffed dishes that can be served warm or cold. They can be made with vegetables, fruit, offal, or seafood. Others are made by wrapping leaves, most commonly being grape or cabbage leaves, around the filling. Wrapped Dolma is specifically known as Sarma.
So that was it for the first part of this series. Have you tried any of these dishes? The next part of this series will be up soon, until then I’ll see you next time.
This entry discuses Ableism, Ableist Slurs, Cisnormativity, Exclusion, Heteronormativity, Misgendering so please continue at your own discretion.
This is an entry discussing what Inclusive Language is, why we use it, and most importantly how to use it effectively. This is my fiftieth blog entry and I wanted to celebrate how I’ve used my voice to create 50 entries and I thought having an entry focused solely on language would be the perfect way to not only celebrate my voice, but my identity, and all identities because all identities are worthy of respect.
What is Inclusive Language?
Inclusive Language is exactly what it says on the tin, it’s language created with the sole purpose of including individuals. Inclusion is the concept of involving as many individuals into a conversation that they should be a part of. For example if you are talking about University Students rather than all individuals that exist within a University setting such as General Staff, and Lecturers, it would benefit the conversation more by specifically stating University Students rather than University Community or something akin to it. You are using language with the purpose of effectively communicating with as many as you need to, this can be a small group or community of individuals or the entire World Population. It’s important to understand the language that will benefit those you are trying to talk to or about.
Who Needs Inclusive Language?
So who needs inclusive language? We all do. Every community has its own specific way of referring to themselves, The Asexual Community refers to themselves as The Asexual or Ace Community. If they wanted to broaden the discussion to include other communities such as the Aromantic, Asensual, or Aplatonic Communities they should change their language to something that benefits all these communities, in this case the language they would include the term Aspec in some capacity. Aspec Individuals are members of the greater Queer Community and Queer individuals are part of a community which benefits greatly from Inclusive Language. Society is built off societal norms such as Heteronormativity and Cisnormativity and as such language was created with the purpose of upholding those norms. This does not benefit any individual who isn’t Heterosexual or Cisgender and so we need to work towards using language that benefits these protected groups, rather than telling a young boy “when you get a girlfriend” tell them “you might have a partner someday” (I also removed the idea of when because that young boy does not need a future partner to exist as their own entity.) You May have noticed I just referred to that boy with the pronouns They/Them why was this? It’s because I don’t know the boy myself and don’t know what pronouns benefit them so therefore it makes sense to default to Inclusive pronouns which themselves are a form of Inclusive language. If I were to assume this boy used pronouns such as He/Him without knowing if they did that would be an example of upholding Cisnormativity. Just because you know an individual is a boy because you were told such doesn’t mean that boy is Cisgender. Cisgender meaning any individual that correlates their identity with the gender they were assigned at birth 100% of the time. I will discuss Cisgender in more detail in an upcoming blog entry. Other communities that benefit from Inclusive Language (of course keeping in mind that all communities can intersect with one another and therefore does not necessarily mean they are separate from The Queer Community we just mentioned or any of the other communities I’m about to list) are but not limited to the Disabled, Neurodiverse, Non-Human, and Cultural Communities. All of which have their own specific forms of language created to include them. So hopefully now you have some idea of who Inclusive Language benefits. Now we will explore further how to use Inclusive Language in everyday Language.
How Do We Use Inclusive Language?
I’ve already mentioned some examples of how to use Inclusive Language by using the boy with the pronouns They/Them as an example. Lets expand on pronouns and Gender Inclusive Language a little more before going into some other examples. As I mentioned They/Them are default pronouns especially within the English language and include all individuals, some use them as their personal pronouns whereas others don’t use them for themselves at all, but until we know what their actual pronouns are we should use They/Them up until the point we do know. Pronouns are another topic worthy of their own entry but what’s important to note here is that they are indicators for an individuals gender identity. Other indicators of gender identity include gendered terms such as Sir/Madam or Man/Woman these should never be the default term used for conversations where you don’t know an individuals gender or if you are talking to a wider audience you know isn’t made up solely of individuals that use these terms. Gendered Language was created with the purpose of excluding any individual that does not fit into societies Cisnormative expectations of gender and therefore alternatives are either limited or near on impossible to find. If you want to truly be Inclusive you need to stop looking for alternatives that do not benefit all and instead use language that is naturally Inclusive to all. It may be seen as informal to do so, but positive change does not come from those who conform to the way things are in reference to the way gendered language is. We need to stop addressing letters as Dear Sir/Madam or to unknown individuals as He/She and instead find language that includes all. Instead of Dear Sir/Madam try Dear (and then the title of the role the individual you are communicating with uses such as Dear Office Manager etc…) and instead of He/She simply write They. These small changes make Language so much more Inclusive and accepting of individuals that are not Cisgender. I’m sure you’ve heard of movements such as “say pregnant people instead of pregnant women” of course referring to the fact Cisgender Women are not the only ones who can become pregnant, Trans Men, Trans Masc, and Non-Binary individuals should also be included in discussions about pregnancy, but this leads to further problems you may not have considered.
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What Do We Do If Those We Are Referring to are not People?
Using people is a form of Inclusive language but it is not as far as inclusive language can go. Saying Pregnant People instead of Pregnant Women may include Trans and Nonbinary People, but it does not include all the Non-Human or Otherkin individuals that exist, those who don’t identify with the term People and/or Human. Inclusion should start with those that are included the least, once we include them, we include all. These individuals have existed for centuries, they may be Non-Human and/or Otherkin for any reason such as Cultural, due to their Neurodiversity, or because they simply don’t identify as people. The reason why isn’t important what is, is that they exist and since they exist we need to include them in conversations that include them. You may have noticed in this blog and all my others I use terms such as Individuals instead of people for this exact reason. I am talking to all of you and I don’t know whether you are People or not so don’t use people because that wouldn’t be fully Inclusive Language. If you are a person or a human I bet you didn’t even bat an eye with the language I’m using because it still includes you. You have access to fully Inclusive terms, why not use them? I’m not saying the switch from people to individuals will be an easy one, but I assure you those you are including will notice and they will be thankful. Of course you always have the choice not to make the shift, but if you don’t attempt to after the understanding that not all on this Earth identify as people then you are purposely choosing to exclude entire communities from the language you use, and exclusion of any kind is not tolerated in the safe space I have created here for all individuals. Of course if you are talking about people specifically you are allowed to say people, it’s not a bad term, same as you can use the term Woman if referring specifically to Pregnant Women you personally know. These terms can be used it’s just important to know when to use them. We’re not trying to erase any term here, the point of inclusion is to understand they are not the only terms that are inclusive and are the stopping point for where inclusion can go.
How To Include Disabled, Neurodiverse, and Systems in your Language
Another societal norm is ableism, whether you want to admit it or not we have all contributed to this in some way or form. Terms such as Stupid, Dumb, Mad, or Crazy are all examples of ableist language you cannot use if they don’t directly refer to the disabilities and/or mental illnesses you have, I have chosen these specific examples because they are used directly or indirectly to cause offence to the disabilities I personally have. These are slurs I have reclaimed for myself, of course you don’t have to reclaim them if they affect you and I will never force them onto others. This is a discussion I’ve noticed is what angers individuals the most, and I get it none of us want to be told the language we’ve used our whole lives is not meant for us to use, but change doesn’t come without internal reflection of how each of us is contributing to the further exclusion of disabled individuals. The context you are using the language is not relevant, it doesn’t matter if you are using it casually or as a joke the language was created with intention of harming Disabled individuals. I fully recommend doing your own further research into what language is and isn’t ableist. It’s never okay to use a slur of any kind, of course some slurs are undoubtedly worse than others, but that doesn’t mean other slurs ableist slurs especially are no less hurtful to hear. Since you can’t tell if an individual is or isn’t disabled I prefer to leave it to the conscience of the individual using the slur as to whether or not they should be using it. As we are on the topic of inclusive language for disabled individuals I need to discuss what identity first language is and why it should be used over person first language. Identity first language places the disability or condition before an individual for example Autistic Individual instead of Individual with Autism. Identity first language is preferred for the majority of disabled individuals because it places an emphasis on the fact our disabilities are a part of who we are, rather than an infliction that devalues who we are as individuals. Our disabilities empower us. It’s not always easy to use identity first language because language used for disabled individuals was created by abled individuals in other to other us from society. In these cases we need to be creative; let’s take my disability as an example. I have Fibromyalgia, I would not say I’m an Individual with Fibromyalgia I would say I’m a Fibro Warrior instead. If you’re not sure what term to use please ask the individual you’re talking to. Finally let’s talk about Systems, not all Systems consider themselves to be disabled, but most systems consider themselves to be Neurodiverse which is why I am mentioning them here. Systems are multiple identities that exist within the same body or vessel each with their own distinct personalities. I myself am a System with five individuals I share a body with their names are Mareep, Ozzy, Dash, Duncan, and Silent if you were curious. Systems of course deserve to be included within conversations as well and it’s for this reason we need to stop referring to individuals by singular terms. For example Everyone should become All instead. Again just like with including Non-Humans changing our language is not always easy, but change is always good, and I recommend doing your own research about Systems to get a better understanding of how to include us in your language. I will of course be doing a blog entry on the subject down the line.
So that concludes this entry on how to use Inclusive language, I hope this was able to help you understand how to be more inclusive in the language you use. Honestly there is still so much left to discuss so don’t be afraid to leave your questions down below and if you want to see a part 2 let me know in the comments. Also if I’ve missed anything be sure to let me know so I can amend this entry where needed. Thank you for taking the time to check out this entry and I will see you soon.
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