A prominent LGBT group warned this week that “dragphobia” is on the rise in the US as public outcry grows against drag performances in public venues that allow children in the audience.
“There is a clear and present danger to our community and threats…we really haven’t seen it at this level in over a decade, if ever,” said GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate. Ellis, on the “Takeaway” podcast this week. in a conversation the group posted on Twitter.
“Dragophobia is on the rise,” the Twitter post read.
Ellis explained that politicians have been “targeting” LGBT groups with legislation since the beginning of the year, citing “vile rhetoric that we’re seeing amplified in right-wing media and spread on extremist social media sites.” .
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Drag queen “Pickle” reads a book during the Drag Queen Story Hour at the West Valley Regional Library in Los Angeles on July 26, 2019.
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“There is a real threat against our community right now,” Ellis said.
The Twitter post drew criticism from conservatives on social media, including users who spoke out against drag shows performing with children in the audience, which many argued contributes to the sexualization of children.
“Wanting to protect children from adult sexual entertainment, whose stated goal is to encourage homosexuality, is now called ‘dragphobia,'” the popular conservative Twitter account Libs of TikTok posted. “They can make up any terms they want and call us all kinds of names, but that doesn’t change the fact that drag is not appropriate for children.”
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Drag queens Athena Kills, center, and Scalene Onixxx arrive to wait for adults and children for the Drag Queen Story Hour at Cellar Door Books in Riverside, California.
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“So…groomers are calling anti-groomers ‘dragphobes’ now…I got it,” conservative comedian Tim Young posted.
“And with that, drag queens have officially become their own identity group,” author and conservative commentator Matt Walsh tweeted. “Then they will add it to the LGBT acronym and give them their own color on the flag.”
Drag queen story hours and other drag events with children they have become a point of contention for parents across the country, with many conservatives arguing that children should not be in the audience at such events due to their sexually explicit nature.
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Drag queen artist Marti Cummings gives a talk in Massachusetts in 2019.
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GLAAD did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment by press time.
