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The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul

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lenaostermann's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

3.75

sophiabarrygordon's review

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adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

“Drag was in your face, a way of defying everything MJ had been taught about being male, ‘It's this notion of going against the grain, doing something that people tell you no, you shouldn't do,’ said MJ. ‘Because we are told no all the time. Gay boys are always chastised for bein feminine. But the drag has taken that to another level. You think I'm feminine? I'm gonna put on a dress, I'm gonna put on a wig, I'm gonna put on boots. Drag queens are like’ -he paused- ‘the personification of gay oppresion.’ He stopped again: ‘Ooh! That was good!’ he cackled. ‘Write that down!’”

“She was me, and I was her. She gave voice to things I had always felt but had never heard articulated. The awareness didn't take long. It came on strong and clear and loud, almost instantaneously. This was where I belonged. When you hear your story told through someone else's mouth, you know you've arrived at the right place. This was where I belonged. It felt like a fantastical trick had been played on me. Georges was the one in rehab. And yet I was also hitting rock bottom. I had walked right into the house of hidden meanings.”