May 5, 2023 10:21pm EDT
Trans activist appears to tout Smirnoff relationship, company denies partnership
Maxine LaQueene is also a pro-trans activist who was recently removed from the Texas state capitol for disrupting a legislature vote on a trans-related bill
By Gabriel Hays | Fox News
A trans woman and drag queen appeared to promote a paid partnership with Smirnoff, but the vodka retailer is denying any current deal with the budding activist.
Several recent Instagram posts from drag queen and trans woman "Maxine LaQueene" featured the official "Paid Partnership with Smirnoff" tags, denoting that the major liquor retailer has hired the biological male for promotional material.
In addition to being a promoter of drag and transgenderism, LaQueene is an outspoken LGBTQ activist who had recently been removed from the Texas state capitol building by police for disrupting a legislature vote on a trans bill.
Smirnoff has denied having any current working relationship with LaQueene. In an email to Fox News Digital, a representative said LaQueene "is not currently a Smirnoff partner, and does not currently have any contract with Smirnoff." LaQueen, the representative said, was one of the participants in a promotional campaign in the fall of 2022 but not now in 2023.
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