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- ↑ "The Wacky World of Wes Hurley's 'Capitol Hill'". Backstage.com.
- ↑ "Capitol Hill Season 2". The Monarch Review. 4 November 2015.
- ↑ "Dancers, and Drag Queens, and Bears, Oh My: The Return of Capitol Hill". Jetspace Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "The Complete Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Schedule". The Stranger.
- ↑ "Get out the vote… for the Capitol Hill Web Series". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle. 4 November 2014.
- ↑ Trey Speegle (5 August 2015). "#FirstLook: Jinx Monsoon Stars In Season 2 of "Capitol Hill" - The WOW Report". The WOW Report.
- ↑ "WATCH: Jinx Monsoon, Colby Keller & Kenny Brain in Capitol Hill Season 2 Trailer". 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Watch Jinkx Monsoon And BenDeLaCreme In "Capitol Hill" Season Two Premiere". LOGO News.