Drag performers form new group ahead of Pride Month to fight back against conservative attacks

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There is little to no evidence that drag performances hurt children. Still, the idea of drag as a threat has caught on as another form of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — “Drag is joy, but it’s under attack. Our very existence, our self-expression, our art — all of it is being threatened. And we’ve had enough.”

“We’ve always had to fight tooth and nail for our place in this world,” the group said in a news release Wednesday. “But now, we’re also battling a tidal wave of hate — doxxing, harassment, death threats, armed protests, bombings, and even shootings." The group is already working to create dialogue between its members and local law enforcement agencies, organizers said.

 

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