RuPaul on the Death of Alexis Arquette (Video)

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        RuPaul on the Death of Alexis Arquette (Video)
    The Emmy-winning drag star speaks about his friend trans actress Alexis Arquette.
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Backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys this weekend, RuPaul was asked by Yahoo Music managing editor Lyndsey Parker about the passing of actress and advocate Alexis Arquette. Listen to Ru's rememberance below, courtesy of Yahoo.

        
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RuPaul on the Death of Alexis Arquette (Video)

The Emmy-winning drag star speaks about his friend trans actress Alexis Arquette.

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The court declines the teacher's "invitation to run the public schools," Judge Robert B. King wrote.

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