June 3, 2015 :: 3:52 AM
Drag Race favorites Willam Belli and Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 have teamed up to support this year’s AIDS/LifeCycle, not by joining the annual bike ride from San Francisco to L.A., but by releasing a song about it.
‘Ride for AIDS’ sees the pair parody Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’, turning it into a call to get up and do something for a good cause. “I’ve wanted to do AIDS/LifeCycle for years, but technology and engineering has failed to produce a bike that I don’t swallow up like a black hole when I try to mount it,” Willam explained. “So I decided to find a new way to bring attention to the cause: my mouth.”
“I’m so pleased to be raising awareness about the AIDS/LifeCycle,” Alaska added. “We had a great time recording the song with Markaholic and making the video with Ryan Parma. I hope we can encourage people with strong thighs to make this meaningful journey. And I hope Taylor Swift doesn’t sue us.”
The two queens may not be cycling, but that doesn’t mean they’re not fundraising, and you can donate to their campaign, which will support the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center, right here.
This year’s AIDS/LifeCycle is taking place this week, with cyclists currently halfway and set to arrive in L.A. on Saturday, June 6.