{"id":2016307,"date":"2023-08-30T01:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T05:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-drag-queens-trans-activists-coach-government-employees-on-trans-liberation-at-taxpayer-funded-event\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T01:22:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T05:22:09","slug":"watch-drag-queens-trans-activists-coach-government-employees-on-trans-liberation-at-taxpayer-funded-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-drag-queens-trans-activists-coach-government-employees-on-trans-liberation-at-taxpayer-funded-event\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Taxpayer-Funded Event Trains Government Employees on &#8216;Trans Liberation&#8217; with Drag Queens and Trans Activists."},"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\">30<\/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%2Fwatch-drag-queens-trans-activists-coach-government-employees-on-trans-liberation-at-taxpayer-funded-event%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=2016307&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>Washington State Pays \u200cDrag Queens\u200d and\u2062 Transgender Activists \u2064to Teach Government Employees<\/h2>\n<p>Washington state recently made headlines for using taxpayer funds to pay a group of drag\u2064 queens and transgender activists to teach government employees about &#8220;fighting for trans liberation.&#8221; The Daily Wire obtained public records and video \u200bfootage of the event,\u2062 shedding light on \u200dthis controversial use of funds.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 event, \u2064titled \u200c&#8221;Drag Story Hour and\u200b Fireside Chat,&#8221; featured activists from Drag Story Hour and the Trans Formations Project. Drag Story Hour is known for hosting events where \u2064men in drag read to children at libraries and schools, while the Trans Formations Project fights against what they consider &#8220;anti-trans&#8221; legislation, \u200bincluding bills aimed at protecting children \u200dfrom\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-drag-queens-trans-activists-coach-government-employees-on-trans-liberation-at-taxpayer-funded-event\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Taxpayer-Funded Event Trains Government Employees on 'Trans Liberation' with Drag Queens and Trans Activists.\">irreversible medical interventions related<\/a> to gender identity.<\/p>\n<p>According to a contract obtained by The Daily Wire, Drag Story Hour was paid $5,000 to participate in\u200b the event, which\u2062 was part of the Washington State Office \u2062of Financial Management&#8217;s &#8220;Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Empowerment Conference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The presentation focused on political activism,\u200d community organizing, \u200band\u200c the \u200drole\u200c of &#8220;allies&#8221; in \u200dthe fight for trans liberation. Ace Sutherland, a board member for the Trans Formations Project, \u200demphasized the \u200bimportance of direct engagement with those directly impacted by these issues. Sutherland\u200d stated, &#8220;We\u200c know what we want, and \u200bwe don&#8217;t need anyone speaking over us or for us. We have a voice for ourselves and we will \u200bdirect you on how to best advocate on our\u200b behalf.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Video: We Know What We Want<\/h3>\n<p>    <video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-607315-1\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/08\/We-Know-What-We-Want.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnathan Hamilt, the\u2063 Executive Director of Drag Story Hour, shared specific ways that attendees could support their organization through activism. Hamilt recounted an incident where demonstrators protested a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-air-force-base-holds-drag-queen-story-hour-for-kids\/\" title=\"U.S. Air Force Base Holds Drag Queen Story Hour for Kids\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-spends-200k-on-drag-performers-for-public-schools\/\" title=\"NYC Spends 200k on Drag Performers for Public Schools\">drag story hour<\/a> event<\/a>, highlighting the need for &#8220;cis white&#8221; people to act as a barrier between the performers and potential threats.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Video: Cis White Barrier<\/h3>\n<p>    <video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-607315-2\" width=\"480\" height=\"268\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/08\/Cis-White-Barrier.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sutherland also urged state employees to engage in conversations about &#8220;trans liberation&#8221;\u2063 with their friends and family, suggesting that those who don&#8217;t embrace radical gender\u2064 ideas may not be true friends.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Video: Not Your Friend<\/h3>\n<p>    <video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-607315-3\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/08\/Not-Your-Friend.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alex Petrovina, \u200dthe Founder and Executive Director of the Trans Formations Project, used the \u200dtaxpayer-funded forum to ask Washington state employees to donate\u200d to their nonprofit\u200c organization. Petrovina emphasized the need for sustainable funding\u200b to \u2064continue their work towards trans justice.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Video: Trans Fundraising Request<\/h3>\n<p>    <video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-607315-4\" width=\"480\" height=\"304\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/08\/Trans-Fundraising-Request.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Petrovina also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-governor-becoming-substitute-teacher-to-address-staffing-shortage\/\" title=\"New Mexico Governor Becoming Substitute Teacher To Address Staffing Shortage\">encouraged state employees<\/a> to recognize their influence and\u200c use it to support the transgender movement, emphasizing the importance of inclusivity in \u200bpolicy-making.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Video: State \u2064Government Power<\/h3>\n<p>    <video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-607315-5\" width=\"480\" height=\"264\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/08\/State-Gov-Power.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Johnathan Hamilt, this was the first collaboration between Drag Story Hour and Washington State, and they \u200breceived positive \u200bfeedback from the \u200cevent. The Trans Formations Project did not provide a comment on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington state paid drag queens and transgender activists thousands of taxpayer dollars to educate government employees on &#8220;fighting for trans liberation.&#8221; The event, called &#8220;Drag Story Hour and Fireside Chat,&#8221; lasted almost 2 hours and included various activists from the drag community. 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