DeSantis: Drag Queens Hurt US Military Recruitment

Florida Politics reports:

In Iowa Saturday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said “drag queens” were part of the reason people didn’t want to enlist in the United States military.

“When you see videos of folks recruiting for the military services using things like drag queens, you know, that is just fundamentally wrong,” DeSantis said in Sioux Center at the Feenstra Family Picnic, a major confab of Iowa Republicans.

The U.S. Navy, which DeSantis was a member of, used a female impersonator as a “digital ambassador.” The service member, named Joshua Kelley, performs as “Harpy Daniels.” DeSantis will sign legislation cracking down on drag shows later this Spring.

Read the full article. As most of you surely know, troops have been entertained by drag shows since forever.

In Iowa, @RonDeSantisFL blames ‘drag queens’ for military recruitment woes

Reporting by @AGGancarskihttps://t.co/yiTGbUXPRU#FlaPol pic.twitter.com/0zHHjGzE0S

— Phil Ammann (@PhilAmmann) May 13, 2023

Drag Queens entertaining troops…
Drag in our time actually entered the mainstream because of soldiers doing drag shows during the war. pic.twitter.com/7SAR5joW1M

— Ben Huish (@Ben_Ja_mon) May 7, 2023

In World War Two, drag shows were popular among troops (US and Britain), as a way to relieve stress. One British unit came under attack while hosting a show, so they had to fight while dolled up. The government tried to keep these photos secret for years. pic.twitter.com/ZAMwmXsJx3

— ELMORE ✧ Ambassador of Temu ? (@ElmoreMinerva) May 11, 2023

Tell it to Bob Hope, who did drag as part of his USO shows for the troops pic.twitter.com/0TtTasSniG

— Joe Schmo (@scuppern0ng) May 10, 2023

Our troops performed drag shows during WWII while we were beating the Nazis. I think we’ll be fine. pic.twitter.com/KbQCmouKjk

— Bob the Goon (@BobtheGoon5) April 13, 2023

Army Drag Queens Repelling a Nazi Air Raid: Battle of Britain – Kent, England 1940.

Taken when a rehearsal for one of the drag shows the troops often staged was interrupted by a Luftwaffe air raid. pic.twitter.com/fLmFd3zmKg

— Bad Spit (@BadSpit) December 10, 2022