Blessing the drag queens
The Rev. Neil Thomas Before marching in the Pride Parade on Cedar Springs, Cathedral of Hope to hold a solemn ceremony of support DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Although Texas Senate Bill 12 — better known as “the drag ban” — is temporarily on hold as it awaits a full court hearing, the legal threat to people who perform drag still hangs heavy.
On Sunday, Sept. 17, Cathedral of Hope seeks to lighten the burden by blessing drag performers at its 10 a.m. service. Security will be tight, according to the Rev.
Neil Thomas, because of expected threats. Drag Sunday, as the church is calling the event, is a response to “the Texas lawmakers who concoct fabrications about Texas drag performers and their art form,” the church wrote in a press release.
The Rev. Neil Thomas on the CoH float in a previous parade. Lambda Legal attorney Shelly Skeen called SB 12 unconstitutional because of the vagueness of the new law’s language.
