Best Repurposing of a RuPaul's Drag Race Quote

Jimmy Flannigan

When a group of Houston-based bigots descended on City Council during Austin Pride Week to decry Drag Queen Storytime events at local libraries, City Council Member Jimmy Flannigan – the first openly gay man to sit on the dais – shut that ish down. Chastising the speakers for both their anti-LGBTQ hate speech and their rudeness for interrupting him, Flannigan said, “I'm not going to stand for it. My community doesn't stand for it. My district doesn’t stand for it.” He thanked the queers and allies in attendance, promised a celebratory Pride weekend, and then – taking up one fabulous paper fan – channeled his inner RuPaul to send those haters home: “To those who have come here to spread their hate, I only have two words: Sashay away.” Flannigan – shantay, you stay, honey.

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