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		<title>Which South Florida Queen Went Home on Drag Race This Week?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Drag Race Episode 5 Recap: Local Queens Compete for the Top Spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Drag Race Episode 4 Recap: Don&#8217;t Mess With the Florida Girls</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Which Local Queen Won on Drag Race This Week?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>A Miami Queen Struggled With the First Group Challenge on Drag Race</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>South Florida Queens Dominate on the Season 18 Premiere of RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race</title>
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					<dc:creator>Celia Almeida</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>As Florida Battles Drag, Local Representation Grows on RuPaul</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Holy Beats and Ancestor Calls: The Spiritual Work of Pressure Point</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:55:25 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Three South Florida Queens Will Compete on RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race Season 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:37:08 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Miami&#8217;s Queer Spaces Are Disappearing, and Drag Queens Are Sounding the Alarm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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