Hate Group Celebrates Threats Against Drag Events

Via email from the Family Research Council:

Organizers of the September 9-11 Boise Pride Festival cancelled a “Drag Kids” performance after public pressure prompted multiple sponsors to pull their support. The event advertised drag performances by children “from ages 11-18,” which conservative sleuther Christopher Rufo uncovered on the Tuesday before the event.

Rufo was skeptical of Boise Pride’s explanation for canceling the performance. “The festival did not provide any evidence for alleged ‘safety concerns.’ This is a common technique when left-wing organizations get caught promoting something awful: they scream ‘harassment’ rather than take responsibility for their actions. Such claims are often baseless,” he wrote.

Every political environment is unique, but this victory in Boise demonstrates to parents and consumers that it is possible to take a successful stand against the LGBT movement’s radical new push to target children. It turns out even businesses, at least local ones, will listen to reason when customers spell it out in dollars and cents.

As I’ve reported multiple times, drag events across the country have seen death threats and physical violence in recent weeks, often at the hands of the Proud Boys and other white nationalist groups, with right wing sites like Glenn Beck’s The Blaze egging them on. But according to the Family Research Council, that’s all fake news.