Diversity Rules Magazine

20 Diversity Rules Magazine June 2018 Adore Delano, the rebellious drag queen rocker, graces the cover of the first-ever Pride issue of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame-cel- ebrated publication Alternative Press Magazine. For Adore's first international cover, she joins the ranks of many other rocker greats who landed their first magazine cover with Alternative Press over the past 30 years, including Nine Inch Nails, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, twenty one pilots, Nirvana, Oasis, Radiohead and—one of Adore's biggest influences— Marilyn Manson. e cover and inside spread pair exclusive photographs by Giselle Dias and a captivat- ing story by Sam Chapman. Adore doesn't hold back the punches. She candidly opens up about her ongo- ing legal battles, the emotional turmoil from losing her dad last year, what the dating scene is like for a queen, the impact Trump's immigration crackdown is having on her family and her gripe with the person in whose footsteps she most directly follows, RuPaul. Earlier this year, in a profile for e Guardian, RuPaul disclosed that he likely would not allow a trans contes- tant who'd had gender confirmation surgery or begun medically transitioning to compete on his VH1 real- ity television competition show, RuPaul's Drag Race. Adore, who competed on the show's sixth season and narrowly missed taking the crown, tells AltPress, "… seeing that the fans are getting younger and younger, and the culture of drag is becoming a lot more accept- ing, it's a really fucked-up way of thinking. Drag re- ally starts with trans women. ose comments are very cringe-y, and every time (RuPaul) says something like that, I end up on the phone with some of my home- girls from the show and I'm like, 'Girl… she needs to chill.'" When asked if those kinds of comments make her per- sonally question RuPaul's cultural legacy, Adore con- firms that it does. "It makes me question, of course! It makes everybody question. We're all on the phone to- gether saying, 'What the fuck is going on?' We can chalk it up to age, but (RuPaul) grew up in the midst of drag, as well. My friend and I were on the phone that morning and we were like, 'Is she tired? Was she sleeping when she tweeted that? What's going on?'" It is brash comments like these that made Adore Del- ano an easy choice for the first Pride issue of AltPress. Says General Manager/CFO Joe Scarpelli, "While other artists are scared to tackle truth for fear of losing opportunities, Adore demands respect by addressing her feelings head on and standing up for what she be- lieves is right. I am so proud of our staff and Adore for piecing together a wonderful work of art that tru- ly showcases pride in both the alt rock and LGBTQ communities." e LGBTQ community in rock certainly isn't a new thing. From Little Richard in the '50s to Laura Jane Grace in the 21st century, some of the most exciting Adore Delano On Cover of Alternative Magazine For First Ever Pride Issue www.altpress.com/adoredelano

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