{"id":1943727,"date":"2023-06-04T06:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T10:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fairfax-parents-protest-virginia-pride-celebration-over-drag-queen-performance\/"},"modified":"2023-06-04T06:10:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T10:10:37","slug":"fairfax-parents-protest-virginia-pride-celebration-over-drag-queen-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fairfax-parents-protest-virginia-pride-celebration-over-drag-queen-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairfax parents object to Virginia pride event due to drag queen show."},"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%2Ffairfax-parents-protest-virginia-pride-celebration-over-drag-queen-performance%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=1943727&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--><h2>Protesters Gather Outside Old Town Hall in Fairfax to Speak Out Against Drag Queen Performance<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Dozens of protesters gathered outside Old Town Hall in Fairfax, Virginia, to protest the city\u2019s pride celebration, where drag queens are scheduled to dance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Virginia Mother and Governor Glenn Youngkin Supporter Speaks Out<\/h3>\n<p>The event was coordinated by Stacy Langton, the Virginia mother who went viral in 2021 for speaking against pornographic books in front of the Fairfax County school board. Many of the protesters carried either U.S. flags or signs speaking out against drag queens and transgender surgeries for minors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have a situation like this, when they\u2019re doing things with children that are not appropriate for children, this is not a minors event,&#8221; Langton told the Washington Examiner. &#8220;Drag queen shows are for adults.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Langton pointed out that drag shows are typically held in bars, where a person needs an ID to show they are at least 21 or older. The event being held on Saturday, meanwhile, is \u201copen to the public\u201d and is \u201cspecifically geared toward children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Langton appeared in several ads for Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) during the 2021 gubernatorial election, which Youngkin won against former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) in an upset victory. Only one year earlier, the state of Virginia went blue during the 2021 presidential election.<\/p>\n<h3>Protesters Speak Out Against Drag Queen Story Time<\/h3>\n<p>Also attending the event was Cynthia Walsh, who is running for the school board in the Sully district of Fairfax county. Walsh told the Washington Examiner she is against drag queen shows for children; she also said she is not against gay or lesbian people, but that she is against transgender surgeries for children.<\/p>\n<p>The signs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fairfax-parents-protest-virginia-pride-celebration-over-drag-queen-performance\/\" title=\"Fairfax parents object to Virginia pride event due to drag queen show.\">protesters carried included signs<\/a> that read \u201cLeave Our Kids Alone,\u201d \u201cDrag is prostitution,\u201d and \u201cNo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-article-3-month-olds-have-implicit-bias-train-those-toddlers-about-social-justice\/\" title=\"WaPo Article: 3-Month-Olds Have Implicit Bias; Train Those Toddlers About \u2018Social Justice\u2019\">drag queen story time<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Republican Lawmakers Work to Restrict Children from Attending Drag Shows<\/h3>\n<p>The subject of drag queen performances in front of children, such as in schools, have become a hot topic in the United States. Many Republican lawmakers are working on legislation to restrict children from attending drag shows. Last month, Montana banned drag queen story hours in publicly-funded libraries and schools in the state after Gov. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) signed legislation into law against it.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kevin-bacon-dances-to-defend-drag-queens-and-tells-viewers-drag-is-a-right\/\" title=\"WATCH: Kevin Bacon dances to defend drag queens and tells viewers 'drag is a right'\">bill criminalizing drag show performances<\/a> in certain public locations. However, a federal judge ruled on Friday that the law was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Fairfax Mayor Catherine Read, who was attending the event, told the Washington Examiner that the city is paying for the event. Other sponsors of the event include George Mason University and Fairfax Ace Hardware.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how the debate over drag queen performances for children will play out in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>protesters in Fairfax, Virginia, gathered outside Old Town Hall to oppose the city&#8217;s pride celebration featuring drag queens. 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