{"id":1705071,"date":"2022-10-21T06:05:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1705071"},"modified":"2022-10-21T06:49:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:49:11","slug":"biden-state-department-funding-drag-queen-performances-in-ecuador-to-promote-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-state-department-funding-drag-queen-performances-in-ecuador-to-promote-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden State Department Funding Drag Queen Performances in Ecuador to Promote Diversity"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbiden-state-department-funding-drag-queen-performances-in-ecuador-to-promote-diversity%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=1705071&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.20-10.32-thepoliticalinsider-635123b881ff1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The State Department has awarded a $20,600 grant to a cultural center in Ecuador that will \u201cpromote diversity\u201d in part through the production of drag queen performances.<\/p>\n<p>The grant doesn\u2019t simply provide taxpayer funds to the center that just happens to host drag performances, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SEC30022GR0006_1900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specifically states the intent<\/a> is to \u201cpromote diversity and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And such diversity will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/state-department-funding-drag-theater-performances-ecuador-promote-diversity-inclusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promoted through<\/a> the hosting of \u201c3 workshops,\u201d \u201c12 drag theater performances,\u201d and a \u201c2-minute documentary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grant has been awarded to the Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano (CEN), a non-profit organization supported by the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Ecuador.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> has learned the Biden admin is funding drag performances in Ecuador, with the State Department awarding more than $20,000 to an Ecuadorian cultural center to host \u201cdrag theater performances\u201d in the name of \u201cdiversity and inclusion\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jcclwz8JsY\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jcclwz8JsY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1582851384281792512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/biden-wants-2-6-billion-to-promote-gender-equity-worldwide-as-gas-and-food-prices-war-rage-out-of-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden Wants $2.6 Billion To Promote \u2018Gender Equity\u2019 Worldwide As Gas And Food Prices, War Rage Out Of Control<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>State Department Funding Drag Queen Shows<\/h3>\n<p>The mission statement of the State Department reads: \u201cTo protect and promote U.S. security, prosperity, and democratic values and shape an international environment in which all Americans can thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How this grant achieves any of those stated goals is beyond anyone\u2019s wildest imagination.<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>The CEN has been awarded over $650,000 in grants since 2009, according to the USASpending.gov website.<\/p>\n<p>One such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_SEC30021GR3003_1900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grant in 2021<\/a> provided the cultural center nearly $20,000 to purchase laptops, cameras, wi-fi routers, and \u201cswag items.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics, for lack of a better term, dragged the State Department over the grant promoting drag performances in Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYikes. Good to see priorities are in check,\u201d wrote one Twitter user.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yikes. Good to see priorities are in check<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason (@waycooljr37) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waycooljr37\/status\/1582854966557167622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others noted the prevalence of such shows here in America under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the thing I think about most with all of these videos coming out from bars and schools,\u201d writes Stephen Miller, editor of The Spectator. \u201cI don\u2019t really care about what bars do but this is just weird how this became like, a thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Was there always just like \u201cHire a Drag Queen\u201d services for events and schools? Like you just call up a firm and book them like the clown services for birthday parties? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ci7d98ZeRw\">https:\/\/t.co\/ci7d98ZeRw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redsteeze\/status\/1582855668813287425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf this is true I guess I can stop wondering why this is allowed to go on in this country in front of children,\u201d another social media user observed. \u201cWe\u2019re below the basement, people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If this is true I guess I can stop wondering why this is allowed to go on in this country in front of children. We\u2019re below the basement, people.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary (@MaryMmmc1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryMmmc1\/status\/1582865594356944896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/air-force-now-authorizing-use-of-gender-pronouns-in-signature-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Force Now Authorizing Use Of Gender Pronouns In Signature Blocks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Stupid Wokeness at the Biden State Department<\/h3>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Biden\u2019s State Department has put a spotlight on, to borrow a phrase from Democrat strategist James Carville, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/04\/politics\/democrats-loss-woke-james-carville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stupid wokeness<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You would think President Biden had enough problems to focus on other than diversity and inclusion in Ecuador \u2013 like say, the gas crisis, raging inflation, the border invasion, or the threat of nuclear war.<\/p>\n<p>Last October,\u00a0the State Department celebrated issuing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/issuance-of-the-first-u-s-passport-with-an-x-gender-marker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first US passport<\/a> with an \u201cX\u201d gender designation.<\/p>\n<p>Exactly one year ago today, they marked \u2018International Pronouns Day\u2019 with a tweet explaining why people share their pronouns on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today on International Pronouns Day, we share why many people list pronouns on their email and social media profiles. Read more here on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShareAmerica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShareAmerica<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gWhoItvGvo\">https:\/\/t.co\/gWhoItvGvo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of State (@StateDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept\/status\/1450854328189718530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The informational post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/share.america.gov\/why-do-many-americans-list-pronouns-on-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained that<\/a> \u201csharing pronouns (is) a way of getting to know someone\u201d and \u201cavoids accidentally assuming an incorrect gender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those are your State Department priorities under the current administration \u2013 sharing pronouns and funding drag shows in foreign countries.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department has awarded a $20,600 grant to a cultural center in Ecuador that will \u201cpromote diversity\u201d in part through the production of drag queen performances. 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