They say it’s innocent. They say it’s just about inclusion and acceptance. They say no one is trying to confuse, corrupt, or sexualize kids. They lie.
A gay nightclub in Minnesota held a drag show for children earlier this month. One of the performers said in an interview “I want to give the kids an opportunity to see what drag queen/king life is like on a day to day basis.”
A preschool in Massachusetts is hosting a pride event including drag queen storytime and a pride parade.
A bar in Dallas, Texas is advertising a drag show for children including the opportunity for some kids to perform with the drag queens on stage. This is the drag queen host.
Bristol Library advertised a drag queen story hour tour where drag queens will be going around to libraries across the UK to read to children.
AC Library is advertising drag queen story hour specifically for preschoolers. The library is funded primarily by local property taxes.
Children and drag queens danced for adults with some kids even collecting money on stage at a drag convention this month.
Last month we saw a teacher hosting a drag show for students in Pennsylvania.
In Arizona, a teacher arranged a drag show for students and was later arrested after allegedly having sex with a student.
In Jasper Indiana, a pride event with a drag queen performance is being advertised for all ages and they are encouraging kids to bring cash to tip the drag queens.
Youth pride organizations in Ontario organized a drag queen story hour tour at various public libraries for all ages. It will “showcase stories celebrating diversity and inclusion”
In Weston Vermont, a public library had a drag queen story hour for all ages with stories focused on gender and activism. They write “drag queen story hour captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood”
Libraries in Cambridge, MA, Chicago, Amesbury, MA, and Davenport, IA are all holding drag queen events for kids. These libraries are all publicly funded.
A Philadelphia school invited a drag queen to perform for students and is still scheduled for this week.
An Iowa school had a drag performance. The school later claimed they didn’t know this was happening and were investigating. A source told me the teacher in charge was placed on leave however the district refused to confirm or deny. I will update when I can confirm.
A Florida church was recently blasted for their plans to host a drag queen show for kids.
(This article has been compiled from the tweet thread of libsoftiktok.)
