The Federalist BY: JOY PULLMANN
What’s notable about the Montana and Illinois drag events for children was the quickly organized community pushback, led by parents, grandparents, and local pastors.
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This summer, small public libraries in Illinois and a zoo in Montana joined a growing number of taxpayer-supported institutions to feature men wearing provocative women’s clothing at events marketed to children. These “drag queen story hours” can feature children as young as babies tucking money in cross-dressers’ scant clothing and learning to pole dance.
Multiple cross-dressing school and library performers have later been found to have committed sex crimes against children. Others included performers cuddling and apparently flashing children. Such LGBT-themed events and corresponding children’s books are pushed by groups like the American Library Association and teachers unions, which receive large amounts of funding from taxpayers.
What’s notable about the Montana and Illinois drag events for children was the quickly organized community pushback. In Illinois, local libraries’ recent Pride Month drag events resulted in volunteers gathering enough signatures to put taxpayer-funded drag shows for kids as a referendum item on this November’s ballot.
