{"id":1501622,"date":"2022-06-02T16:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T20:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1501622"},"modified":"2022-06-02T16:44:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T20:44:46","slug":"indiana-town-cancels-family-friendly-drag-show-after-being-exposed-by-libs-of-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-town-cancels-family-friendly-drag-show-after-being-exposed-by-libs-of-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Town Cancels \u2018Family Friendly\u2019 Drag Show After Being Exposed By Libs Of TikTok"},"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\">28<\/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%2Findiana-town-cancels-family-friendly-drag-show-after-being-exposed-by-libs-of-tiktok%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=1501622&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 \u201cfamily friendly\u201d drag event scheduled to take place in Jasper, Indiana, got canceled this week after the Twitter account Libs of TikTok included it in the \u201cmega thread\u201d of drag events targeting kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPride in the Park\u201d was advertised as being an \u201call ages\u201d event. The flyer, which Libs of TikTok <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1531430816466669569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1531430816466669569%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fnews%2Findiana-drag-show-kids-cancelled\">shared<\/a> in the post, said tips were greatly appreciated since drag \u201cis not cheap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In Jasper Indiana, a pride event with a drag queen performance is being advertised for all ages and they are encouraging kids to bring cash to tip the drag queens. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jKBUCM8Rqx\">pic.twitter.com\/jKBUCM8Rqx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1531430816466669569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That tweet alone got more than one thousand retweets and over 3.8K likes.<\/p>\n<p>Event sponsors Dubois County Pride announced Wednesday that the drag show was canceled because of the backlash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe regretfully announce that due to safety and security concerns, the family-friendly drag performance planned for Pride in the Park has been cancelled,\u201d their statement posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/duboiscountypride\">Facebook<\/a> said. \u201cThis decision was jointly made by the City of Jasper, ONE- Dubois County, and the Dubois County Pride committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the Dubois County Pride committee is disappointed by this development, we are in no way deterred. Our mission to promote and advocate love and equality remains steadfast,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>They went on to say that while the drag show wasn\u2019t happening, the Pride in the Park would go on with bands, games, circus performances, face painters, and other entertainment for the family.<\/p>\n<p>One activist was not pleased with this update. \u201cLibs of Tik Tok gloating about inciting stochastic terrorism,\u201d the person <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Esqueer_\/status\/1532094304763531264\">wrote<\/a> on Twitter. \u201cA drag show had to be cancelled due to safety and security concerns. Twitter just lets this go on while a campaign of terror is being inflicted on LGBTQ people and orgs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/drag-the-kids-to-pride-libs-of-tiktok-shares-roundup-of-drag-events-targeting-children\">reported<\/a> about the mega thread on Libs of TikTok where the account gathered multiple examples of drag events being explicitly marketed to children. There were many examples of drag queen story hours at libraries, including some which are publicly funded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c~MEGA DRAG THREAD~ They say it\u2019s innocent. They say it\u2019s just about inclusion and acceptance. They say no one is trying to confuse, corrupt, or sexualize kids. They lie,\u201d she wrote in the opening tweet.<\/p>\n<p>The first video showed a clip from a drag show. \u201cA gay nightclub in Minnesota held a drag show for children earlier this month. One of the performers said in an interview \u2018I want to give the kids an opportunity to see what drag queen\/king life is like on a day to day basis,\u2019\u201d the caption says.<\/p>\n<p>One venue promoted an event called \u201cDrag the Kids To Pride\u201d that encouraged children to come up on stage with the drag performers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A \u201cfamily friendly\u201d drag event scheduled to take place in Jasper, Indiana, got canceled this week after the Twitter account Libs of TikTok included it in the \u201cmega thread\u201d of drag events targeting kids. \u201cPride in the Park\u201d was advertised as being an \u201call ages\u201d event. 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