(05-24-2023, 10:54 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote:

(05-23-2023, 12:02 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Do you really believe there is an actual movement among drag queens to involve children in their wacky little art form?

Or is it more likely that a very small group of questionable parents are unable to draw a line between their involvement and/or enjoyment of drag and making responsible decisions about their kids' sexual education timeline? 

I believe it is firmly the latter - and as with so many other instances, we are simply seeing parents making stupid decisions about how they care for their children.

Not sure who else the target audience of 'Drag Story Hour' at the Children's section of public libraries would be.

 I've already touched on that. How many libraries in how many towns are we talking about here? 
Is this widespread or is it isolated? 

Their website claims more than a dozen cities, but it would appear only the chapters in large metro areas with a liberal majority gained any traction - and several communities have already shut down the practice without any state government involvement. 

It does seem a bit creepy and wholly unnecessary though. 

I guess this whole thing (like so many debates around the queer community) come back to whether or not you believe someone chooses to be gay or not. 

I don't. 

I'm not a proponent of anything that may confuse a child as they navigate childhood, adolescence and determine their own feelings about sexual identity. I do think that gay people are going to feel the way they do regardless, and straight folks are also going to be resolute regardless of outside influence.  There's just no point in confusing those young folks in the grey area who are having a more difficult time working through their biology, hormones and feelings. 

Unfortunately, as much as conservative folks believe this drag and trans stuff is swaying their otherwise straight children to be queer in some way, the gay community feels that conservative-christian establishments are ruining the upbringing of gay adolescents by trying to "fix" them, when there is nothing wrong. They're just gay. 

Pretty difficult impasse when either side has adopted opposing scientific views and there is religion involved.

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