In recent months, protesters have besieged drag story hours, during which performers read books to children. The cast celebrated season 15 at Thursday's New York premiere.
NEW YORK — As the cast of"RuPaul's Drag Race" celebrated the new season, they credited the show's creator with popularizing drag and expressed concern about the protests and threats to the performance style at the heart of the long-running series.
With a long and rich history, drag — the art of dressing as another gender, often for performance — has been attacked by right-wing politicians and activists who have falsely associated it with the"sexualization" and"grooming" of children. In recent months, protesters — sometimes bearing guns — have besieged drag story hours, during which performers read books to children. Bans on children at drag events have been floated.
To contestant Loosey LaDuca, as well, this is nothing new:"It is really unfortunate that during this time, drag queens have become the new target. But LGBT people are no stranger to being the, you know, the public enemy."Last month, New York City Councilman Erik Bottcher attended a drag story hour in his district. He filmed and posted video of"dozens of homophobic protesters outside with the most disgusting signs verbally attacking the families and the drag queen.
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