How Survival of the Thickest’s Peppermint and Michelle Buteau find joy – despite Trump’s attacks

RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Peppermint and comedian Michelle Buteau have spoken about why maintaining hope and finding joy is “critical” as Donald Trump’s administration continues to target LGBTQ+ rights.

In an impressive and increasingly rare feat, Michelle Buteau’s comedy-drama Survival of the Thickest is back for a second season on Netflix. While Buteau wrote the season long before Donald Trump returned to the White House and took aim at the LGBTQ+ community, its focus on queer joy feels even more pertinent now.

“I mean, I didn’t even know that America and this current administration would be so egregious. I feel like every generation has had to go through something, and so I was really going off of how I grew up,” Buteau tells PinkNews of the decision

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