Can I Get an Amen?
I didn't know about RuPaul until I was 23. Dallas introduced me to RuPaul's Drag Race during Season 6, shortly after we met. I struggled whenever RuPaul would ask at the end of every episode "Can I get an Amen?" It was a little too close to some of my religious damage and was shocking to see such a prominent drag queen use a blatantly religious reference, but RuPaul was too fun to not watch. Soon we were watching Starrbooty and playing RuPaul's music videos on repeat. It's easy to get lost in the fun with RuPaul, and everybody loves to have fun, but I learned the most about RuPaul through their book, "Workin' It!: RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style". In it, RuPaul describes part of their spiritual practice. The idea is that your existential experience is multi-faceted. There is your mortal self, your higher self, and your inner saboteur. Your mortal self is your consciousness and where you make your day t