The hyper-flamboyant and hilariously filthy show is an inclusive, celebratory platform for queer culture. The broadcaster\u2019s choice to nix it is giving stupidity<\/p>\n
The BBC is canning RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK \u2013 a decision that, in my household, will bring the number of regularly watched programmes on the Beeb down from one to zero. It\u2019s a decision that will no doubt please enemies of LGBTQ+ culture, but otherwise seems inexplicable. For a start, Drag Race UK regularly pulls in 1 million viewers a week, which hardly seems like a show in its death throes (even if this is down from a previous high of 1.5 million).<\/p>\n
RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race is also a bona fide cultural phenomenon. Since the US version started in 2009, it has brought tons of performers to national, or even global, attention who would otherwise still be plying their trade in provincial gay bars. Jinkx Monsoon from the US is now starring in Oh Mary! in London\u2019s West End; the UK\u2019s La Voix made it on to Strictly; and Bimini Bon-Boulash, who \u201cstepped their pussy up\u201d to astonishing effect in season two, has made records, modelled and written a book.<\/p>\n
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