![]() ![]() Times subscribers special access to our best journalism. Subscribers get exclusive access to this story The creators behind “We’re Here” have long worked hard to fashion the series as an optimistic, loving rebuke to hate and prejudice, but now the show faces condemnation from an entirely different place: from within. The series has been a beacon of light during an extremely fractious time in America: In March, Tennessee, perpetuating falsehoods about drag queens as threats to children, became the first state to restrict drag shows in public spaces or anywhere minors might be present. The series has earned a Peabody Award nomination, won two Emmys and later this month is up for another GLAAD Media Award for outstanding reality program. ![]() ![]() Sweet, funny and empowering, the show follows the queens as they connect with LGBTQ+ people who haven’t had many opportunities to be out and proud. ![]() The HBO Max reality series “We’re Here” stars three well-known drag queens - former “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestants Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela - as they traverse small-town America and recruit locals to participate in one-night-only drag shows. ![]()
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