‘Drag Race’ Star Alaska Pays Homage To ‘The Golden Girls’ In Her Newest Show

“This was one of the first shows that dealt with gay issues,” Alaska continued. “There were gay characters that weren’t just a one note comedic punchline – they were three dimensional and they have problems and fears and hopes and that’s amazing! I also think of older women in this society and also in show business – these were all women who were sort of pushed aside and there were no roles besides the crotchety old granny who wasn’t beautiful ― she was two dimensional. But these women, their lives didn’t stop just because they reached a certain age. And that was true for the actresses and the characters. So I think as people who were sort of cast aside by mainstream society, they were sort of standing up and saying ‘hey we’re strong and we’re fun and we’re cool.’ I think that definitely speaks to queer people.”

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