Episode 6 - The Boy Who Cried 'Pop' (VINCINT)

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06/19/20 • 59 min

For a Black, queer superstar on the rise, pandemics and protests against police brutality would seem to be a huge setback. Not so, says vocalist and musician VINCINT, who thinks they’ve actually made for the perfect time for artists like him to reflect. On episode 6 of Why Here, he joins hosts Benton Whitley and Tristan McAllister and shares his thoughts on Black Lives Matter, Gay Pride, being an emerging pop superstar and writing the theme song to Netflix’s Queer Eye series.

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On the heels of widespread protests over injustices against BIPOC, Ru Paul’s Drag Race season 8 winner and internationally renowned queer superstar Bob The Drag Queen joins Why Here hosts Benton Whitley and Tristan McAllister for some honest conversation. She shares her thoughts on race, America and “Black joy,” something she insists we can’t forget, in spite of the complicated — and long overdue — social revolution around us.

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Episode 7 - The Evolution of Pride (Jake Shears, L Morgan Lee, Bob The Drag Queen, Andre De Shields, VINCINT, Kat Cunning, Joel Kim Booster & more)

It's been more than 50 years since the historic riots at New York City's Stonewall Inn birthed the modern queer rights movement and the first Gay Pride. On this special Pride episode of Why Here, hosts Benton Whitley and Tristan McAllister speak with prominent queer role models Jake Shears, L Morgan Lee, Bob The Drag Queen, Andre De Shields, VINCINT and many more to ask a simple question: What does Pride mean to you?