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According to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, at least 1,006 LGBTQ Americans ran for public office this election cycle. More than 570 of those candidates will appear on the ballot on Election Day this Tuesday, November 3. That’s a record high for the U.S.—and yet another sign that the “Rainbow Wave” sweeping America isn’t slowing its roll any time soon. Go to our link in bio for find 12 races involving LGBTQ candidates we’ll be watching this week.

The time has come, for you to #VoteForYourLife! 🗣 Get ready to vote and make a plan to do it early 👉 VoteForYourLife.com

Trailblazing trans journalist Monica Roberts has passed away at the age of 58. Translashmedia creator and producer Imara Jones first broke the news on Twitter, writing: “I’m shocked at the sudden loss [of Roberts].” In 2006, Roberts created the seminal blog, TransGriot, which provided news and commentary from a trans woman of color perspective. News of her passing spread on social media, with tributes pouring out, including former Out Executive Editor @raquel_willis, who wrote how Roberts was “such a powerful force for Black trans journalism and I was honored to feature her expertise in last year’s #TransObituariesProject. Her work and brilliance live on through us.” Rest In Power, Monica.

Someone get Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep’s wigs a @glaad Award ASAP. Grab your corsage because it’s almost time to attend The Prom on @netflix! Go to our link in bio to get your first glimpse of the star-studded Netflix musical. (📸: MELINDA SUE GORDON/NETFLIX)

Broadway may still be dark, but theater stars are turning on the (virtual) lights for a good cause. The category is: VOTE. The worlds of politics and drag have collided over the past few years. @rupaulsdragrace now ends every episode with queens carrying signs urging viewers to register to vote, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren had a booth at last year’s RuPaul’s DragCon NYC. Earlier this year, bestselling author and speaker Jackie Huba also founded #DragOutTheVote, a movement enlisting drag queen ambassadors to help people register to vote. Drag Out the Vote has now unveiled a new voter initiative: Divas for Democracy: United We Slay, a digital variety show bringing together some of the biggest names in theater and drag. The election extravaganza will be hosted by ​Entertainment Tonight's​ Keltie Knight and RuPaul’s Drag Race’s​ @ninawest . Go to our link in bio for more tea!

🤠 Howdy! @charliecarver has no problem admitting that Cowboy, his character in #TheBoysInTheBand, is a little dated. In Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking 1968 play, the young hustler arrives at a birthday party where he’s meant to be a gift for the guest of honor. Beautiful, uncomplicated, and essentially unknowable—because, well, the other characters don’t seem to think there’s much worth knowing about him—he’s in some sense a foil to his older, toxically neurotic gay hosts. He’s also a bit of a prop, equal parts eye candy and comic relief; a young, dumb and, presumably, hung kid who should be seen and not heard. Go to our link in bio for our chat with Carver on The Boys in the Band and how he found the humanity in his himbo character.

🗳🌈 Are you registered to vote? It’s #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, which means it’s time for you to join the millions of Americans checking their registration status right now. Go to VoteForYourLife.com to learn more ❤️

Are you ready for #Antebellum? The timely, time-bending horror-thriller stars queer talents @janellemonae and @kiersey, and it's out today on VOD. Link in bio for our chat with @gerardbush and @christopherrenz, the gay writer-director duo behind the film 🖤 (📸: Matt Kennedy/EPK.tv)

#BiWeek officially kicks off today, and the nation’s leading suicide prevention group for LGBTQ youth @trevorproject is honoring Bisexual Awareness Week with a new resource tailored to the bi+ community. Go to our link in bio for their guide on everything you need to know about bisexuality, including what the sexual orientation is and isn’t, how newly out bi+ people can explore their sexual orientation, and what non-bi+ people can do to prevent bisexual erasure or biphobia.

In the immortal words of Alyssa Edwards and Tatianna, shut up and drive… in, that is. Go to our link in bio to learn more on the #canadasdragrace Queens gettin ready to Drive N' Drag. Start your engines—literally!

Add some leather to your bookshelf! "Tom of Finland: The Official Life and Work of a Gay Hero" opens artist Touko Laaksonen’s archives and features some of his most famous illustrations along with rare, never-before-seen materials from his archives. Go to our link in bio for more on how you can dive into the first official biography. (📸: Abrams Books)