RuPaul has issued an apology for controversial statements he made about members of the transgender community.
“I understand and regret the hurt I have caused.
The trans community are heroes of our shared LGBTQ movement.

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You are my teachers.”
“And that will never change.”
Both came out during their time on the show.
It’s an interesting area.
It takes on a different thing; it changes the whole concept of what we’re doing.
“Women don’t really dress like [drag queens].
We are wearing clothes that are hyperfeminine, that represent our culture’s synthetic idea of femininity…. Thethird season ofRuPaul’s Drag Race All Starscurrently airs Thursdays at 8 p.m.