Proud Boys Dressed as Bud Light Bottles Protest Drag Show at Church
Proud Boys, a far-right neo-fascist group, protested before a drag performance at a church in Portage, Michigan, at the weekend, dressed as Bud Light beer bottles amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the brand's partnership with trans activist and social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.The Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Southwest Michigan in Portage was expected to hold a drag show and workshop for people of all ages on Saturday, and the event was met by two rival groups of protesters.These are all the proud boys that showed up today to protest the drag event.
Two things I can't get out of my mind: every single cop covered their badge numbers (not creepy at all?) and what was the thinking behind the proud boys in Bud Light costumes? #portage #proudboys #ACAB pic.twitter.com/XWxVs5tvplDrag shows have been pulled into a culture war in the U.S., with conservatives calling them inappropriate and even saying they "groom" children.
Drag Story Hour, events for children hosted by drag performers reading books, has particularly come under attack.About 10 members of the Proud Boys—whose notoriety stems from their role in the Jan.
6 riots—showed up, but they were faced by a much larger group of LGBT activists supporting the church's show and the two opposing groups eventually clashed, leading to the police being called at about 4:30 p.m, as reported by WWMT."Proud Boys really threatened to bring masses of people to intimidate the crowd....
