Halleloo, it's season two! Tonight sees the return of one of the best LGBTQ+ shows on television, unscripted or otherwise, HBO's Emmy-nominated We're Here, just in time to shine some much-needed queer hope into our lives. Going even deeper into the moving and uplifting stories of the transformative power of drag, the three superstar Drag... Continue Reading →
TV Review: We’re Here season 2 ★★★★★
The reliably uplifting GALECA Dorian Award and Emmy-nominated unscripted series We're Here, created by Steve Warren and Johnnie Ingram, returns to HBO on Monday October 11th at 9pm ET/PT, streaming on HBO Max. It works within the same proven framework as season one, but enriches and deepens its storytelling and finds more time for some... Continue Reading →
HBO’s We’re Here sets the date for its season 2 return & debuts teaser trailer
Creators Stephen Warren and Johnnie Ingram's Emmy-nominated We're Here, one of our TV highlights of 2020, returns to HBO for an eight-episode second season on National Coming Out Day, Monday October 11th 2021 at 9pm ET / 10pm PT, with new episodes dropping weekly on HBO and streaming on HBO Max. Fresh from the All... Continue Reading →
32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards winners announced
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, tonight hosted a virtual ceremony to announce the award recipients of the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which premiered on YouTube and will be available to stream on-demand on Hulu until the end of June. This year's awards show was hosted by actress and producer Niecy Nash... Continue Reading →
Black Queer Town Hall hosted by Peppermint & Bob the Drag Queen June 19th – 21st
A three-day virtual Black Queer Town Hall event from NYC Pride in conjunction with GLAAD, hosted by Peppermint and Bob the Drag Queen, begins today at 6:30pm ET, aimed at supporting and raising funds for Black queer organizations and LGBTQIA+ performers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1xnfsZ7Xi0&feature=emb_title Black Queer Town Hall Day 1: Reflection Streamed on Facebook and YouTube, the... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Navajo Drag Queen featured on HBO’s We’re Here Lady Shug “normally people who are not queer or two-spirit or part of our culture speak for us”
If you're a regular reader of The Queer Review you'll already know that we are big fans of HBO's We're Here, which has been helping to uplift us and give us some comfort and hope during self-isolation. And, without fail, making us cry! We've already spoken exclusively to We're Here's drag mothers, Drag Race alum,... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: queer Navajo photographer Nate Lemuel featured in HBO’s We’re Here “I want to break every stigma that I can”
Tonight's episode of HBO's We're Here, the fourth in the series, sees the three queens, Eureka O'Hara, Shangela Laquifa Wadley and Bob the Drag Queen go all sci-fi meets Priscilla with their opening looks as they arrive in the New Mexico desert. They head to Farmington and Shiprock, and in one of the most impactful... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: star of HBO’s We’re Here & Drag Race superstar Bob the Drag Queen “being queer is the best thing that’s ever happened to me”
With the second episode of HBO's brilliant new unscripted series We're Here airing tonight, we caught up with actor, stand-up comedian and one of the most in-demand queens in the country, RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen, who also goes by their equally fabulous non-drag name, Caldwell Tidicue. Bob is not... Continue Reading →
HBO’s We’re Here celebrates premiere with digital kiki Thurs April 23rd
HBO will celebrate the launch of its six episode unscripted series We're Here with a digital viewing party and free premiere screening on YouTube this Thursday April 23rd. In an effort to share the positivity and transformative powers of drag culture, Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley will host an uplifting... Continue Reading →
TV Review: We’re Here ★★★★★
Debuting on HBO on Thursday April 23rd a six episode unscripted series, We’re Here, takes three Drag Race stars, Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O'Hara, and Shangela Laquifa Wadley off the runway on to a cross-country roadtrip to stage one-night-only drag shows, transforming a diverse array of local residents into fierce queens, thereby empowering them... Continue Reading →