{"id":1956587,"date":"2023-06-25T14:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T18:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yuengling-pours-one-for-drag-show-age-restrictions\/"},"modified":"2023-06-25T14:29:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T18:29:51","slug":"yuengling-pours-one-for-drag-show-age-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yuengling-pours-one-for-drag-show-age-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuengling supports all ages at drag shows."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fyuengling-pours-one-for-drag-show-age-restrictions%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=1956587&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>A Brewing Controversy: Drag Show Age Requirement Changed<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A brewing controversy over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/drag-queen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drag<\/a> performance at an upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> festival led to a change that would ensure only adults would be allowed at the show.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yuengling Brewery reportedly faced criticism and calls for a boycott on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> after an advertisement for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yuengling-pours-one-for-drag-show-age-restrictions\/\" title=\"Yuengling supports all ages at drag shows.\">drag show mentioned<\/a> the beer company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeed Your drag fix before our iconic Musikfest Drag Show? Well, the queens return to Musikfest Cafe pres. by Yuengling June 30th,\u201d said a now-deleted post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleynews.com\/bethlehem\/artsquest-changes-age-policy-for-draggin-with-the-divas-performance-after-yuengling-controversy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to LehighValleyNews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-lt-gov-mark-robinson-slams-liberal-media-outlet-for-cartoon-depicting-republicans-as-kkk-members-video\/\" title=\"NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Slams Liberal Media Outlet For Cartoon Depicting Republicans As KKK Members (VIDEO)\">local news outlet<\/a> said ArtsQuest, a nonprofit organization that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/musikfestcafe\/about_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manages the Musikfest Cafe<\/a> and is sponsored by Yuengling, responded with an announcement that it would be raising the age requirement for attendees at <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.artsquest.org\/Online\/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&#038;BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::performance_ids=C64BB49B-8CAB-4AF7-82D5-9BA4F49CE425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Draggin\u2019 With The Divas\u201d show in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, from 13 to 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yuengling applauded ArtsQuest for changing the age requirement at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-utah-city-violated-first-amendment-in-canceling-public-drag-show\/\" title=\"Utah city found guilty of First Amendment violation for canceling public drag show.\">drag show set<\/a> to take place later this month, a move that comes as some GOP-led states have sought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/musikfestcafe\/about_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep minors from attending<\/a> such performances out of concern about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-op-ed-showing-sex-kink-to-children-encourages-self-expression\/\" title=\"WaPo Op-Ed: Showing Sex \u2018Kink\u2019 To Children Encourages \u2018Self-Expression\u2019\">sexually explicit content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYuengling actively promotes responsible drinking for patrons 21 years of age and older,\u201d the company said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yuenglingbeer\/status\/1669831570826338304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cWe are working to align with ArtsQuest regarding appropriate age restrictions for venues associated with our sponsorship. We support their decision to restrict attendance to 18+ for the June 30th show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The brouhaha follows another beer brand, Bud Light, facing backlash due to its partnership with self-identified transgender social media influencer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/dylan-mulvaney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dylan Mulvaney<\/a>, leading to calls for a boycott against the beer brand and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/bud-light-sales-decline-dylan-mulvaney-boycott-latest-1803292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drop in sales this year<\/a>. A similar wave of outrage aimed at Target over the retailer\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.target.com\/press\/releases\/2023\/05\/Target-Statement-on-2023-Pride-Collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cPride Collection\u201d<\/a> followed suit.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the case of the \u201cDraggin\u2019 with the Divas\u201d show, Yuengling and ArtsQuest both stressed that ArtsQuest independently plans the policies for events at its venues.<\/p>\n<p>Yuengling, based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, said it \u201chas been a supporter of ArtsQuest for many years, along with over 300 local community supporters. We\u2019re proud to be part of their efforts to revitalize an industrial neighborhood in Bethlehem, PA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An ArtsQuest spokesperson said the organization \u201ccreates programming that is intended to be inclusive and cross all genres, regardless of beliefs.\u201d The spokesperson also said ArtsQuest \u201cwill not tolerate hostile activities that may cause divisiveness toward any individual or group.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>? Join us at the Pennsylvania festival for an adults-only drag performance. Yuengling Brewery faced backlash and boycott threats on social media due to their association with the event. To address the controversy, the show will now only admit adult attendees. Get ready for an unforgettable drag experience!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1956588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1956587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1956587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1956588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1956587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1956587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1956587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}