June 7, 2023: "Representative Robert Garcia commemorated the start of Pride Month by honoring "the one and only queen of drag," RuPaul, who he called "an American phenomenon and icon." "RuPaul Charles has become an American phenomenon and an icon; nobody has more charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent than Charles," the Congressman said on the House floor.
"Drag is an art form, and itโs also a uniquely LGBTQ, queer art form,โ Garcia says. โSo to attack drag is to attack artists within our community. The same artists, by the way, that have always stood up for the broader gay rights movement. [They are] the same artists that have led protests led parades, fought for marriage equality, fought for equal rights at the workplace, [and] raised money during the HIV and AIDS crisis. So all of these rights that we as a broader community sometimes take for granted, at the front lines of [past] marche[s] and the marches weโre still in have always been drag queens and trans people."
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/06/07/dem_rep_robert_garcia_honors_american_icon_queen_of_drag_rupaul_on_house_floor.html