Drag Race's Gottmik Calls For More Trans Male Representation In Media

Crashing the cis-tem once again!

Gottmik made history when she became the first trans man to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Now she’s pushing boundaries again by demanding more representation of trans men in media.

In celebration of National Coming Out Day on October 11, Gottmik—who uses she/her pronouns in drag and he/him out of drag—opened up about her own experiences as a trans man during a panel discussion with Violet Chachki and Monét X Change at United Talent Agency and GLAAD’s “The Business of Drag.”

“Why is there not way more trans representation in the media – trans men, specifically? Trans men out there and talking about their journeys?” the drag queen said, according to reporting by Variety. “I’m like, I should do more shit out of drag, because I feel like there should be way more trans guys out there talking about how hard it is.”

The 27-year-old also talked about her trailblazing career and how important it is to break down doors. “...I see so many amazing trans women. I’m so inspired by their stories. I’m like, ‘where are these trans guys telling me their stories?’ I want to be inspired by that too. I’m so honored to be one of them, but I’m really excited to keep breaking these doors down because there’s so many amazing trans men stories, queer stories across the board of every gender and sexuality spectrum that needs to be shed light on.”

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Gottmik — who helped to change RuPaul's perspective on drag being more inclusive — also confided that representation in media would have made her transition easier. “If I had that, I would have probably transitioned so much earlier, so I always want to be loud and proud and out there,” she said.