'Drag is everywhere': Artist network Qommittee is sashaying to stay

A year after launching, Qommittee, a national network of drag artists, says it’s just getting started. 

The group’s latest project, issued ahead of Pride, is a 43-page manual called the Drag Defense Handbook, documenting how drag performers, organizers and attorneys across the country have fought state bans and threats of violence and harassment — and won. 

The guidebook is divided into six sections: crisis response, digital security, First Amendment protections, violent threat response...