WATCH: Kids react to drag with open arms and open minds in powerful resurfaced video
a bill was recently passed that bans drag performances in any place where minors might be present. But that only scratches the surface of the sinister anti-queer and trans agenda:“These bills are framed as an attack against drag performers,” Sybastian Smith, Director of Organizing for the National Center for Transgender Equality, tells LGBTQ Nation. “But it actually seeks to criminalize the very existence of transgender people by labeling gender expression and gender-affirming clothing as ‘drag.'”The kids are alright — but the political climate they’re being subjected to certainly isn’t.According to GLAAD, 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced on the state level.
Let’s not mince words: This is an all-out homophobic attack on the queer community, and a deliberate attempt to legislate trans people out of existence.But, at least according to the conservative law-makers behind it, this is all an effort to “protect the children.” Sure Jan.And that’s why it’s no accident that a three-year old video titled “Kids React To Drag” has recently resurfaced on TikTok, feeling more urgent and relevant than ever.This week, London-based LGBTQ+ fashion studio Kraken Counter Couture shared a clip of a 2020 video in which queer comedian and performer Reuben Kaye chats with kids in a classroom setting.Originally produced for the U.K.’s Channel 4, the concept of the video is that Kaye “goes back to school to meet his toughest audience yet—a group of schoolkids!”And while Kaye opens up about his own school years—in which he was subjected to bullying simply for “being different”—the clip takes on an even deeper resonance in light of recent events, as his young interviewees respond with open minds, genuine curiosity, and compassion.Though.
