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HBO toasted the second season of “We’re Here” on Friday night on the Sony lot with a screening of the first episode, a party featuring wig and manicure stations and performances by Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Alyssa Edwards and Monét X Change.
The sophomore outing of “We’re Here” continues to see co-hosts Shangela, Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O’Hara traveling to small towns across the U.S. to help local LGBTQ residents put on a drag show. “I’m feeling great,” Shangela, who brought her mom Deborah to the premiere, told me on the pastel arrivals carpet. “I just feel so grateful. I grew up [in Paris, Texas] not seeing a lot of visibility and representation and now we get to bring that and amplify those voices throughout America.”
Power entertainment attorney Steve Warren and his partner Johnnie Ingram co-created the series. Warren said that the show’s title is in honor of the LGBTQ activist chant, “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it.” “It harks back to the ’90s with ACT UP and Queer Nation,” he said. “We’re paying homage to the struggles we went through when we were younger. And for so many people who aren’t here right now, ‘We’re Here’ symbolizes our love for those people and the hope for the future that everyone could be seen.”
While the show hasn’t officially been picked up for a third season, Warren and Ingram are hopeful. “We have other cities we want to go to,” Ingram said. “Eureka and I are both from Appalachia so we’ve been looking at different cities in Appalachia to go back home.”
Guests at the premiere party included Charlize Theron, Molly Shannon, Zoey Deschanel, Jonathan Scott, Scarlet Envy, August Getty and Frankie Grande.
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Shangela, Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O’Hara
Image Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images for HBO Shangela, Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O’Hara at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Peter LoGreco, Johnnie Ingram and Steve Warren
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Peter LoGreco, Johnnie Ingram and Steve Warren at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Lady Bunny and Frankie Grande
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Lady Bunny and Frankie Grande at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Laganja Estranja
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Laganja Estranja at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Bob the Drag Queen, Peter LoGreco, Shangela, Eureka O’Hara, Johnnie Ingram and Stephen Warren
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Bob the Drag Queen, Peter LoGreco, Shangela, Eureka O’Hara, Johnnie Ingram and Steve Warren at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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August Getty
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO August Getty at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Kalen Allen
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Kalen Allen at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Scarlet Envy
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Scarlet Envy at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Brooke Lynn Hytes and August Getty
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Brooke Lynn Hytes and August Getty at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Honey Davenport
Image Credit: Michael Buckner at Variety Honey Davenport at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Eureka O’Hara
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Eureka O’Hara at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Lady Bunny
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Lady Bunny at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Silky Nutmeg Ganache
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Silky Nutmeg Ganache at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Bob the Drag Queen
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Bob the Drag Queen at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Bob the Drag Queen
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Bob the Drag Queen at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Monét X Change
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Monét X Change at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Laganja Estranja
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Laganja Estranja at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Eureka O’Hara and Alyssa Edwards
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Eureka O’Hara and Alyssa Edwards at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Bob the Drag Queen
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Bob the Drag Queen at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Dexter Mayfield and Shangela
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Dexter Mayfield and Shangela at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Party Guests
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Guests at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Johnathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel
Image Credit: Michael Buckner at Variety Johnathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Brooke Lynn Hytes, Lady Bunny, Scarlet Envy and Alyssa Edwards
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Brooke Lynn Hytes, Lady Bunny, Scarlet Envy and Alyssa Edwards at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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DJ Cazwell
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO DJ Cazwell at the “We’re Here” premiere.
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Party Guests
Image Credit: Getty Images for HBO Guests at the “We’re Here” premiere.