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.