{"id":1491546,"date":"2022-05-25T12:14:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T16:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491546"},"modified":"2022-05-25T12:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T16:14:55","slug":"drag-queens-perform-at-iowa-high-school-give-students-pointers-on-gender-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drag-queens-perform-at-iowa-high-school-give-students-pointers-on-gender-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Drag Queens Perform At Iowa High School, Give Students Pointers On Gender Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdrag-queens-perform-at-iowa-high-school-give-students-pointers-on-gender-identity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491546&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A student club at Ankeny High School in Ankeny, Iowa, hosted a drag event on Monday that featured multiple performers \u2014 at least one of whom delivered a speech intended to help students navigate their gender identity.<\/p>\n<p>The high school\u2019s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club hosted the performers after school for their end-of-year meeting without authorization from administrators, Ankeny Community School District\u2019s communications team confirmed to The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ankeny_Hawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ankeny_Hawks<\/a> brought in drag queens to perform for students during school. The drag queens also spoke to students about gender identity and expression. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6PFv4QcIgx\">pic.twitter.com\/6PFv4QcIgx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1529171752105828352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire obtained images and videos of the event from a public Facebook post via screen capture before they were removed. In one video, a drag queen explained to students that drag helped the performer with the \u201cvery beginning stages\u201d of a gender identity \u201cjourney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I felt like I couldn\u2019t express myself in school, or I felt like I had to look like this at school\u2026 I could be whoever I wanted to be,\u201d the performer said. \u201cAnd I started to think, \u2018What is gender?\u2019 And I realized that no matter what pronouns you use, you are who you are\u2026 I know on the inside that I am who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-386673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two drag queens and one drag king perform for Ankeny High School students and discuss gender identity (photos and videos obtained by The Daily Wire via Facebook).<\/p>\n<p>Ankeny Community School District said in its statement that \u201cperformers from the Central Iowa Youth Pride Pageant were invited to share a drag performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the GSA is an approved school club, the performance \u201cdid not follow the correct protocols prior to the meeting,\u201d the statement added. \u201cThis performance was after school and localized to the students participating in the club. It was not approved by the building administration, and it is currently under investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire asked the district on Tuesday whether the performers were required to undergo any form of background check before they entered school premises, whether taxpayer dollars were given to the performers, and whether parents gave their children permission to attend the event. Ankeny Community School District has not yet provided a response to these questions.<\/p>\n<p>Libs of TikTok alleged that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1529210113847721984?s=20&#038;t=CKa8c4yuC5wVBcyyprabDw\">students also performed<\/a> during the event. The Daily Wire asked the district about the claim on Wednesday morning; no response has yet been received.<\/p>\n<p>The performer who spoke to the students about gender identity added that one\u2019s gender identity may vary over time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like sometimes I do identify as a male,\u201d the performer said. \u201cI feel like sometimes I\u2019m more in the middle of the spectrum \u2014 not one or the other. That\u2019s where I am right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire recently reported on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-cant-believe-this-just-happened-parents-furious-after-drag-queen-dancers-hosted-at-pennsylvania-high-school\">similar drag event<\/a> held last month at Hempfield High School in Landisville, Pennsylvania. The school\u2019s Gay Sexuality Alliance club hosted multiple drag queens at the high school without parents\u2019 knowledge, parents said. The club\u2019s co-adviser shared the performers\u2019 Instagram handles with her students \u2014 thereby giving students a way to reach out privately to the drag queens. All four accounts included sexually suggestive content.<\/p>\n<p>A deluge of parents and taxpayers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/they-are-actively-grooming-children-parents-confront-school-board-over-drag-show-as-more-staffers-placed-on-leave\">confronted Hempfield school board members<\/a> at a board meeting on May 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of you have tried to make us feel insignificant,\u201d parent Meridith Hilt told the board. \u201cOur concerns have been 100% validated \u2026 they are actively grooming children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur schools are overreaching and indoctrinating our children, which has created confusion and stress in the most vulnerable,\u201d parent Stacy Hernandez added. \u201cIt\u2019s a form of child abuse, and it\u2019s about indecency in our schools and lack of leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A student club at Ankeny High School in Ankeny, Iowa, hosted a drag event on Monday that featured multiple performers \u2014 at least one of whom delivered a speech intended to help students navigate their gender identity. 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