Conservatives are losing it over town’s Pride fest with “non-stop drag shows” & free entry for kids
outlaw “adult cabaret” performances –– read: drag –– in locations where minors would be present. (A Trump-appointed judge later ruled that the act violated First Amendment protections.
Ha!)Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.According to the event’s website, there will be “nonstop drag shows” and guest speakers like Democratic Mayor Joe Pitts, who will issue a proclamation “officially declaring” the 29th as the city’s Pride Day.
It’s an especially important event for the town’s LGBTQ+ population, considering the city hasn’t held any kind of queer celebrations in nearly 20 years.
For that reason, a social media posting reading “kids 10 and under get in free” did not bode well with the stuffed-shirts at The Tennessee Conservative. “The individuals trapped in [LGBTQ+] bondage need our prayers, deliverance, and the hope that can be found in Jesus, not a lifestyle that God’s word clearly defines as an ‘abomination,'” conservative writer George Carneal told the outlet.
