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Carmen Carrera says Caitlyn Jenner lives in ‘beautiful castle,’ doesn’t get trans lifestyle
trans model says ‘I Am Cait’ star doesn’t understand trans community
(Photo via TMZ)
Carmen Carrera thinks Caitlyn Jenner still has more to learn about the trans experience.
Speaking with TMZ, Carrera says she “is not surprised” that”I Am Cait” ratings are down and the show could face possible cancellation. She thinks Jenner’s disconnect with the trans community is a reason why.
“I think that she put herself in a tough situation because she hadn’t really experienced much of the trans lifestyle, but she wanted to be on the forefront. So I think it’s difficult,” Carrera told TMZ.
“You have to learn about this community and you have to really understand our views and what we have actually been through, because I don’t think she’s really experienced, aside from living a closeted life, I don’t think she’s experienced the adversity that we have faced, that I still face on a day-to-day basis,” the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum says.
“Once she experiences that first-hand, which I doubt she ever will, because she lives in a beautiful castle, I think then she might change some of her political views, and some of her conservative views,” Carrera concluded.
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This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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