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05/28/2026

Texas Drag Pageant Titleholders… it IS time❣️
📅When: SAT, July 18 at 9:30 PM
Applications are OPEN for
Austin 2026 Drag Wars | Wrong Turns → Right Paths

Titleholding drag contestants from across Texas compete together in a night of drag performance and community celebration of LGBTQ+ Recovery spaces.​

Contestants are Judged these areas:
Interview
Costume
Talent
Fundraising

Performances are open to: Lip Sync, Dance, Live Vocals, Comedy, Spoken Word ......with ultimate awards for:

​👑 Drag Wars Royalty
⭐ Drag Wars All Stars

Each Drag Wars event & fundraising efforts help create safe, sober spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals in recovery and make events like this possible. ​

​Where: Part of Austin Roundup Conference at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin

Hotel room discounts: $126 with our booking link 🔗
See conference website AustinRoundup.org

📝 Drag War Applications Close: Saturday, June 6th, 2026

@ Tag your favorite titleholding drag performers to encourage them to apply to Cast for 2026 Drag Wars in Austin

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Conference attendance NOT required, yet encouraged ❣️

2026 Austin Roundup Conference | The Road of Happy Destiny

📅When: Fri- Sun, July 17-19
📍Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin
Enjoy a 3-day weekend with speakers from different recovery fellowships sharing a common solution. Promoting unity for our 🌈LGBTQ+ community and allies in recovery from addiction.
link for website in bio

🌞Attend Workshops
🌞Community fellowship. Meet old friends and make new ones.
🌞Speaker Meetings ( Open to all , not exclusive to conference ticket holders)
🌞Fostering acceptance. Supporting individual sobriety / recovery.
😊Financially Sponsor the Conference
😁Volunteer for Conference
☺️Scholarship application for ARU 26 (In exchange for a scholarship, we ask that you volunteer for 2 or more spots for the weekend of July 17-19, 2026.

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05/27/2026

05/27/2026

Texas Drag Pageant Titleholders… it IS time.
Applications are OPEN for
Austin 2026 Drag Wars: featuring
👑 Miss Drag Wars
⭐ Miss Drag Wars All Stars

Join titleholding contestants from across Texas for a night of drag, performance, community, and competition benefiting Austin RoundUp and LGBTQ+ Recovery spaces.

📅 Event Date: Saturday, July 18th
📍Where: at Austin Roundup Conference DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin

Hotel room discounts: $126 with our booking link
See conference website Austin Roundup.org

📝 Drag War Applications Close: Saturday, June 6th, 2026

Tag a titleholding performer who needs to take the Drag Wars stage
.roundup Roundup

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Conference attendance NOT required, yet encouraged ❣️

2026 Austin Roundup Conference | The Road of Happy Destiny

📅When: Fri- Sun, July 17-19
📍Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin

Enjoy a 3-day weekend with speakers from different recovery fellowships sharing a common solution. Promoting unity for our 🌈LGBTQ+ community and allies in recovery from addiction.

link for website in bio
🌞Attend Workshops
🌞Community fellowship. Meet old friends and make new ones.
🌞Speaker Meetings ( Open to all , not exclusive to conference ticket holders)
🌞Fostering acceptance. Supporting individual sobriety / recovery. "We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny." Among different 12-step recovery groups, it suggests that while the path may be difficult and require hard work, the destination is a happy, fulfilling, and spiritually connected life, with support from the fellowships.
😊Financially Sponsor the Conference
😁Volunteer for Conference
☺️Scholarship application for ARU 26 (In exchange for a scholarship, we ask that you volunteer for 2 or more spots for the weekend of July 17-19, 2026.

04/21/2026

🎭 ACT UP: A Q***r History Lesson
📍 The Dougherty Arts Center
📅 Fri April 24 & 2 Shows Sat 25, 2026
Come witness the activist stories that got us here…
and the ones still being written.

🎟️ Grab the LAST FEWS Spots — be in the room.

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04/21/2026

2020 isn’t history…
it’s happening
right now.

Trans people are still fighting for something that should never be up for debate:
the right to exist safely, openly, and fully.

Across the country, laws and policies are targeting basic human needs — where people can go, how they (we) are seen, and who they (we) are allowed to be.

And yet…

They keep showing up
They keep speaking out
They keep existing — boldly and unapologetically

Because trans rights are our human rights!

This moment in our show isn’t just about history,
it’s about right now.

🎭 ACT UP: A Q***r History Lesson
📍 The Dougherty Arts Center
📅 April 24 & 25, 2026

Come witness the stories that got us here…
and the ones still being written.

🎟️ Grab the LAST FEWS Spots — be in the room.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/aru-2026-presents-act-up-a-queer-history-lesson

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04/21/2026

Drag didn’t just exist in the clubs anymore…
it took over living rooms across the world.

What was once underground, rebellious, and tucked into late-night spaces became front and center — televised, and undeniable.

Icons like RuPaul Charles helped bring drag to a global stage,
introducing millions to the artistry, the humor, and the power of self-expression.

From underground to mainstream
From niche to necessary
From hidden to headline

🎭 ACT UP: A Q***r History Lesson
📍 The Dougherty Arts Center
📅 April 24 & 25, 2026

This is a celebration of where drag has been…
and how far it’s come.

🎟️ Tickets are LIMITED SPACE LEFT — come see it LIVE.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/aru-2026-presents-act-up-a-queer-history-lesson

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04/20/2026

Love wins …
and it was finally recognized.

Marriage equality became the law of the land —
a moment built on decades of advocacy, protest, and people refusing to settle for less than full equality.

National leaders like Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped shape the path forward —
reminding us that justice doesn’t happen overnight…
but it does happen when people keep showing up.

This wasn’t just a legal victory —
it was personal.

It meant families, futures, and the simple right to say

“I do.”

🎭 ACT UP: A Q***r History Lesson
📍 The Dougherty Arts Center
📅 April 24 & 25, 2026

Come celebrate the moments that brought us here…
and the love that keeps us moving forward.

🎟️ Tickets are almost SOLD OUT — don’t miss this.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/aru-2026-presents-act-up-a-queer-history-lesson

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04/17/2026

The 2010s didn’t just shift the conversation…
they expanded it.

This was the decade where identity found language —
where more people could finally say, this is who I am, and have the words to back it up.

Trailblazers like Eddie Izzard and Alok Vaid-Menon helped push that visibility forward —
challenging norms, redefining gender expression, and reminding the world that identity isn’t one-size-fits-all.

More language
More visibility
More room to exist exactly as you are

Because who we are has never been the problem…
we just needed the world to catch up.

🎭 ACT UP: A Q***r History Lesson
📍 The Dougherty Arts Center
📅 April 24 & 25, 2026

This is where history starts meeting us now.

🎟️ Tickets are going fast — come be part of it.

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04/15/2026

The 1990s carried the voices of those who refused to be pushed aside.

Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera weren’t just part of the movement —
they were at the heart of it.

Two trans women of color who showed up when it mattered most.

Who fought not just for visibility…
but for the people often left out of the conversation —
trans folks, unhoused youth, and the most marginalized in our community.

They co-founded STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries),
creating space, safety, and support when no one else would.

They protested
They organized
They took care of their people

And even when the movement tried to move forward without them…
they made sure they were never erased.

The 90s and everything after, carries their impact; you are welcome.

🎭 ACT UP: A Q***r History Lesson
📍 The Dougherty Arts Center
📅 April 24 & 25, 2026

This show is a celebration…
but it’s also a reminder of who got us here.

🎟️ Tickets are going fast — Show Up, Show Out and be in the room.

***rHistory