{"id":2260552,"date":"2024-06-05T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T18:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-i-saw-at-chicagos-queer-fam-pride-jam\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T15:04:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:04:24","slug":"what-i-saw-at-chicagos-queer-fam-pride-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-i-saw-at-chicagos-queer-fam-pride-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"My Experience at Chicago&#8217;s &#8216;Queer Fam Pride Jam"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fwhat-i-saw-at-chicagos-queer-fam-pride-jam%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=2260552&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>The &#8220;Queer \u2063Fam\u200d Pride Jam&#8221; in \u2064Chicago&#8217;s Millennium\u200b Park featured drag performances \u2062aimed at toddlers. Drag kings and queens entertained children with dance and activities like &#8220;vogueing.&#8221; Controversial aspects drew mixed reactions from \u200dadults in attendance. Several vendors promoted LGBTQ-themed books and services at the\u200d event. The gathering reflected\u2064 Chicago&#8217;s role in discussions on gender identity and \u200cLGBTQ issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO \u2014 The battalion of strollers present in Chicago\u2019s Millennium Park on Sunday alongside men in drag who went by names like \u201cFabulous Freddie\u201d was not an unfortunate coincidence. In fact, the day was designed to get as many toddlers in attendance as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The opening performance at the \u201cQueer Fam Pride Jam\u201d was by Jules Hoffman, who is famous for performing songs aimed at teaching infants and toddlers their first words on Ms. Rachel, the YouTube channel with nearly 10 million subscribers. The \u201csongs for littles\u201d performer, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/amp\/family\/story\/star-ms-rachel-videos-kids-responds-backlash-pronoun-97587761\">sparked controversy<\/a> when she instructed people to refer to her with the pronouns \u201cthey\/them,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7RwKdaxXlb\/?hl=en\">excitedly invited parents<\/a> and their \u201clittles\u201d to see her free show.<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman performed the songs she\u2019s famous with babies and their parents for, such as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@julessingsforlittles\/video\/7125110945407307051?lang=en\">Crabby Crab<\/a>.\u201d But making it to the stage wasn\u2019t exactly kid-friendly. After I made my way through security alongside dozens of stroller-wielding families, I entered a packed tent where everyone appeared to be either forty or under four.<\/p>\n<p>One of the first tables that greeted attendees was manned by a drag queen in a pink shawl, tight green spandex, and a frizzy wig offering \u201cdrag makeovers\u201d for kids. The line grew long, with children and toddlers uneasy as their parents walked them up to the man in drag, who held the chin of a child steady as he applied red paint to his brow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><\/div>\n<p>The booth foreshadowed the rest of the day, which prominently featured three different drag performers who danced for the children, with one even accepting a dollar bill from a child as he suggestively danced.<\/p>\n<p>The event had the stamp of approval from both corporate sponsors such as Lululemon, but also the city itself. The city\u2019s mayor Brandon Johnson took the stage after Hoffman\u2019s opening set to declare June as \u201cone of the most important months,\u201d and wish the crowd a \u201chappy queer family month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The feature performance was the \u201cdrag extravaganza,\u201d hosted by the \u201cChicago Drag Superstars.\u201d After a late start due to the tardiness of \u201cBoogie McLarin,\u201d the house music dance instructor, the first drag performer came out to a Spice Girls song while donning a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-exposes-the-fakery-that-surrounds-the-kardashian-brand-piers-morgan-on-unairbrushed-viral-photo-of-khloe-kardashian\/\" title=\"\u2018It Exposes The Fakery That Surrounds The Kardashian Brand\u2019: Piers Morgan On Unairbrushed Viral Photo Of Khloe Kardashian\">leopard print<\/a> one-piece outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Within seconds the drag queen leapt off of the stage into the crowd of children, where he strutted between rows of seats before dropping to his back in front of a child, spreading his legs wide open as he did so.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">4\/ Following Jules\u2019 performance of songs about crabs, caterpillars and butterflies, the children were subjected to a grown man in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pride-month-madness-begins\/\" title=\"Let the Pride Month Festivities Commence!\">skin tight leopard print onesie<\/a> with heels, shaking his body around while collecting a dollar bill from a small child. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ApYvcWwgHk\">pic.twitter.com\/ApYvcWwgHk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1797736734072987785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another drag performer, this one introduced as a \u201cbearded lady,\u201d stepped out onto the stage in tall white heels and a long pink robe. That didn\u2019t last long \u2014 he opened his performance by dramatically tearing it off to reveal a tight-fitting brown, one-piece spandex outfit, interspersed with pink sparkles. He too jumped to the floor to dance amid the crowd of children that lined the stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-matt-walsh-slams-youtuber-from-ms-rachel-for-headlining-queer-fam-pride-jam-for-toddlers\">Matt Walsh Slams YouTuber From \u2018Ms. Rachel\u2019 For Headlining \u2018Queer Fam Pride Jam\u2019 Event For Toddlers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The final act was centered around \u201cFabulous Freddie,\u201d who gave children a class on \u201cvogueing,\u201d an often suggestive style of dance that\u2019s been described as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.in\/culture-and-living\/content\/what-is-voguing-and-why-is-it-an-important-part-of-queer-identity\">an important part of queer identity<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fabulous Freddie taught the children the \u201cduck walk,\u201d an awkward move where the dancer bounces around on both of their feet while squatting. Next, he taught the \u201cdeath drop,\u201d in which the dancer climatically drops to the floor and contorts oneself with one leg bent backwards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">5\/ The children were then trained in the gay \u201cvogue\u201d dance style by a grown man, learning to \u201cstrut\u201d and \u201cshimmy.\u201d Voguing is linked to effeminate men and gay \u201cballroom,\u201d where older LGBTQ-identifying individuals act as \u201cmothers\u201d and \u201cfathers\u201d to often misguided younger members. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aslplDZOQb\">pic.twitter.com\/aslplDZOQb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1797736736673673541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fabulous Freddie then walked each of the dozens of children to strut down an imaginary runway to the gleeful adulation of the parents. Each child, one by one, walked the runway as Freddie instructed them to \u201cvogue\u201d along with him.<\/p>\n<p>While many of the children looked confused or uninterested, the adults in attendance loudly cheered \u2014 it was, after all, them who decided to bring children to such an event.<\/p>\n<p>While some of the vendors who lined the inside of the venue hoped to sell food, drinks, or thrifted clothing, others were more on-brand. A number of different LGBT children\u2019s books were also on sale at the event, including \u201cOur Rainbow,\u201d which explained the meaning of the colors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/p-is-full-of-pride-nickelodeons-blues-clues-pushes-lgbtq-message\/\" title=\"\u2018P Is Full Of Pride\u2019: Nickelodeon\u2019s \u2018Blues Clues\u2019 Pushes LGBTQ Message\">pride flag<\/a>, and \u201cBeing You,\u201d a picture book that includes drawings of small children declaring, \u201cI\u2019m trans!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><\/div>\n<p>Another table passed out business cards for the Center on Halsted, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centeronhalsted.org\/history.html\">calls itself<\/a> \u201cthe Midwest\u2019s largest LGBTQ social service agency.\u201d The organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centeronhalsted.org\/In-Kind-Donation-Form.pdf\">solicits donations<\/a> for breast binders and recently hosted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centeronhalsted.org\/tyfsummit2024\/\">summit<\/a> for \u201ctrans youth and family,\u201d which included discussion on the use of cross-sex hormones, which threaten to sterilize users.<\/p>\n<p>Though similar events have been hosted across the nation, it isn\u2019t surprising that such a gathering was hosted in Chicago, which itself has become ground zero for the movement to medically transition children.<\/p>\n<p>Just a mile away from the park that hosted that Queer Fam Pride Jam looms the shadow of one of the country\u2019s most notorious child transgender clinics, at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital. Illinois\u2019 Democrat Governor, J.B. Pritzker, is related to perhaps the single most impactful transgender benefactor in the country, Jennifer Pritzker. The city is dominated by landmarks that bear the name of the billionaire family: Pritzker Park, Pritzker Elementary School, Pritzker Family Children\u2019s Zoo, Pritzker College Prep, and Pritzker Military Museum and Library.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Pritzker\u2019s Tawani Foundation has continuously bankrolled programs that seek to advance not just transgenderism, but transgender identity among children. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/social-justice\/2022\/09\/03\/foundation-run-trans-billionaire-funded-overnight-camp-trans-eight-year-olds\/\">$25,000 grant<\/a> from the Tawani Foundation went to an overnight summer camp specifically for children as young as eight years old who identify as transgender.<\/p>\n<p>The Pritzkers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/lurie-hospital-gender-identity-clinic-gets-500k-from-pritzker\/\">gave $500,000<\/a> to the Lurie Hospital Gender Clinic, which sees those as young as four years old. The hospital\u2019s gender clinic <a href=\"https:\/\/manhattan.institute\/article\/chicago-hospital-teams-with-schools-to-promote-trans-friendly-sex-toys-to-kids\">partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-cities-where-teachers-unions-are-keeping-schools-shutdown\/\" title=\"Five Cities Where Teachers Unions Are Keeping Schools Shutdown\">local school districts<\/a><\/a> to promote transgenderism to students, creating what some have called a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/05\/chicago-hospital-teams-with-schools-to-promote-sex-toys-to-kids\/\">school-to-clinic pipeline<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the emergence of events like Chicago\u2019s Queer Fam Pride Jam, that pipeline appears to be extending before kids are even old enough to attend school. Ms. Rachel\u2019s intended audience, targeted by the event with the inclusion of Hoffman, is babies and toddlers who can\u2019t even talk.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Chicago&#8217;s Millennium Park, strollers lined up with drag kings like &#8220;Fabulous Freddie&#8221; on Sunday, no mere chance but a deliberate choice. The day aimed to attract a plethora of toddlers. 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