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John Waters Says Trump Will ‘Never Get Rid of Drag’

Though the Trump administration is on a war path against the trans community, John Waters says he will 'never get rid of drag.'

Always a strong defender of those on the fringes of society, John Waters is making the case that no matter who’s in control of the government, they’ll have a pretty difficult time putting the genie back in the bottle when it comes to drag. Though President Donald Trump and his administration have not been friends to this small population, in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Waters shared that very little can be done to vanish them completely. Even in a film like “Hairspray,” which is far less coarse than earlier works “Pink Flamingos” and “Female Trouble,” drag and, by extension, trans identity is snuck in as to be impenetrable to judgement or criticism.

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