First, an aside: What do your beliefs have to be to make you just regular “right”? The terms “far-right” and “alt-right” and “extreme-right” (and “ultra-MAGA”) are all used interchangeably now. So who’s just plain right? Mitt Romney? Back in 2012, he was too extreme to be president and wanted women in binders and blacks “back in chains.” How about Never Trump? David French? Bill Kristol?
In any case, the New York Times editorial board revealed on Christmas Eve that right-wing paramilitary groups were showing up at anti-LGBTQ protests, but the only group we saw armed with AR-15s outside of an “all-ages” drag show was Antifa.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has passed along a call to action to protect Drag Queen Story Hour in Queens from the far right. The Rolling Library, a “queer-led, Queens-based, library-obsessed mutual aid group” is looking for some muscle to help protect queen spaces and expression.
Congresswoman AOC has shared a far-left flyer on Instagram for comrades to come to a direct action to “protect” a children’s drag queen event in Queens. A number of these drag events have been protested by BIPOC New Yorkers concerned about what they say is sexual propaganda. pic.twitter.com/2O5oMVb6Fm
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) December 27, 2022
Congresswoman AOC has shared a far-left flyer on Instagram for comrades to come to a direct action to “protect” a children’s drag queen event in Queens. A number of these drag events have been protested by BIPOC New Yorkers concerned about what they say is sexual propaganda. pic.twitter.com/2O5oMVb6Fm
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) December 27, 2022
I like how if you're against this youre automatically in 'the far right'
— Nathan Algren 🇺🇸 🐈 (@NathanAlgren12) December 27, 2022
We pointed that out with the New York Times editorial board’s piece. There is no “other side” to this; having drag queens perform for children is an absolute good. To oppose it is wrong. Even to question it is wrong.
Does she also want people to bring children?
— Gila (@GilaHeloderma) December 27, 2022
I’m old enough to remember when ‘drag queen story hour’ was definitely not happening b/c it was just a bigoted “right-wing conspiracy theory”
Now members of Congress are turning it into the latest civil rights movement.
Slippery Slope = Undefeated
— LiveFree ⢸ St8 NME (@UBUandIXL) December 27, 2022
I'm confused. Are they demanding access to children?
— Randall Meals (@RandallMeals) December 27, 2022
LMAO “The far right” nice try.
— Seven Times Seventy (@SevenTimes1970) December 27, 2022
How is this not inciting conflict. 😒
— kita (@AngelicaStinks) December 27, 2022
Good question! pic.twitter.com/IXs9g5cj6S
— John Casey (@caseyjohn885) December 27, 2022
Why do they want to perform in front of children? Performing in front of consenting adults is one thing! But children? NOPE!! Shame on any parent who takes their children to one of these! There are many other ways to teach your child about inclusion.
— Dewberry888 (@Debster228282) December 27, 2022
I like drag. I like burlesque. I swoon over go go boys. All of these have always been for adults. I don’t understand how or why drag is being performed for children. I believe that will make coming out make coming out more difficult for adolescents exposed to that as children.
— Denny Regrade. MA 🏳️🌈🏴☠️ (@DennyRegrade) December 27, 2022
Remember this?
AOC tells a group of transgenders and drag queens that they are "patriots."
"I'm so proud to live in this country with you." pic.twitter.com/bycpJFhw80
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July 30, 2022
At a time when “patriot” is considered a hate term by the Justice Department, these are the true patriots.
Still waiting to hear one good reason why adult entertainers need to be around little kids in schools. pic.twitter.com/1f7oD5p19g
— DarthCaul (@DarthCaul) December 27, 2022
Same here. Why is it necessary to bring young children together with drag queens, who used to happily perform in nightclubs for adults? Why? Because it’s necessary to get to young children before “cisnormative” ideas become ingrained in their little heads.
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