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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: San Francisco Names First 'Drag Laureate' in the U.S. [Watch (HLS stream): San Francisco Names First 'Drag Laureate' in the U.S.](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/noIbnXg8.m3u8) (2:58)  _Published 2023-05-19. San Francisco has named D’Arcy Drollinger drag laureate - the first in the U.S. - serving as a cultural ambassador and spokesperson for LGBTQ+ rights in the city._ --- Jul 28, 2023 5:06 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City to Ban Police Use of Face Recognition Technology](/video/6IUF8kQX/) ### San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City to Ban Police Use of Face Recognition Technology [A Toast to San Francisco](/video/Vo5dBxRe/) ### A Toast to San Francisco [Tokyo to San Francisco in 83 seconds\!](/video/peWVX1BV/) ### Tokyo to San Francisco in 83 seconds! --- ## Transcript Well, this is about women who have. San Francisco acknowledges us for what we've done already. But to put this on sort of a national stage really does make a profound difference. And I hope it inspires cities across the country and the globe to do the same. Oh, yeah, It's been great. The drag community is very, very political minded, very much part of the San Francisco fundraising culture. So there's a lot of power for the drag community in San Francisco, and I feel very honored to be able to take that one more step. Have you ever been to a drag show before? I'm really proud of what San Francisco has done to really opened its heart and its minds to accepting drag as a artform and as something that brings people together and something that celebrates community and also really puts a smile on your face. And let's give it up for the gorgeous taxi driver. And really, that's one of the things I appreciate about Dorothy is the fact that she's not willing to go and hide. She thinks it's important to continue to knock down barriers and put yourself out there, and that gives other people the opportunity to feel safe and to put themselves out there as well. It is tough nowadays with people trolling you online. I know that there are a lot of anti drag folks out there and they are very loud, right? But I also don't want to live my life, you know, under the shadow of fear. I don't want to have intimidation stop me from growing. I also can't step down from being part of the drag community growing in this way. So, yes, I am a little nervous, but I got a lot a lot of fabulous people and fabulous ness behind me. If we sparkle harder and we really bring to the table the joy that is drag, I think that is a sound that can't really be silenced. 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