{"id":534632,"date":"2021-05-21T17:51:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=534632"},"modified":"2021-05-21T17:51:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:51:25","slug":"arkansas-womens-shelter-will-host-family-friendly-drag-queen-show-with-headliner-crystal-methyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arkansas-womens-shelter-will-host-family-friendly-drag-queen-show-with-headliner-crystal-methyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas Women\u2019s Shelter Will Host \u2018Family-Friendly\u2019 Drag Queen Show With Headliner \u2018Crystal Methyd\u2019"},"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\">26<\/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%2Farkansas-womens-shelter-will-host-family-friendly-drag-queen-show-with-headliner-crystal-methyd%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=534632&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\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1208949773.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A women\u2019s shelter in Arkansas will host a \u201cfamily-friendly\u201d drag show featuring drag queen headliner \u201cCrystal Methyd\u201d and at least 16 other drag queens as part of an LGBT event open to all ages on the&nbsp;afternoon of June 5.<\/p>\n<p>The Northwest Arkansas Women\u2019s Shelter will host \u201cYou Belong,\u201d a community resource fair at&nbsp;The Momentary,&nbsp;a satellite to&nbsp;Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and&nbsp;contemporary art space at a decommissioned cheese factory&nbsp;in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature multiple pop-up performances from at least five&nbsp;local drag queens and will welcome \u201call&nbsp;to gather in support of the LGBTQ+ community,\u201d&nbsp;The Momentary <a href=\"https:\/\/themomentary.org\/calendar\/you-belong-community-resource-fair\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe day will be filled with friendship, education and support resources from local partners, survivor testimonials, family-friendly art activities, food trucks,\u201d and&nbsp;music from a DJ, the venue added.<\/p>\n<p>In the evening after the event, the NWA Women\u2019s Shelter will host its second annual drag show fundraiser, \u201cPurple Reign\u201d presented by Skittles.<\/p>\n<p>The drag show will be headlined by&nbsp;Crystal Methyd, who was a season 12 runner-up of RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race, as well as eight local drag queens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event is ground-breaking and long overdue,\u201d said Joey Baker or local drag queen Inertia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur passion for this event comes out of our core belief that ALL people deserve to live lives free from violence and assault,\u201d said Stacy Seger, the NWA Women\u2019s Shelter\u2019s developmental director. \u201cWe want our siblings in the LGBTQ+ community to know that we see you, we believe you, and we honor you. We have a place for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All profits from the event will benefit the women\u2019s shelter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDomestic Violence affects the LGBTQIA+ community at rates significantly higher than any other demographic community,\u201d the NWA Women\u2019s Shelter&nbsp;said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/nwaws.org\/purplereigndragshow\/\">post<\/a> announcing the event, saying the event will \u201cbring awareness and resources to our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop by for an inclusive day of music, community, and good vibes,\u201d the shelter&nbsp;said.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there will be several \u201ceducational resources and community partners in attendance,\u201d including the Human Rights Campaign, the Arkansas Department of Health, the Children\u2019s Advocacy Center, and at least two legal groups, The Momentary said.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, a&nbsp;PBS&nbsp;station in New York <a href=\"https:\/\/popculture.com\/tv-shows\/news\/pbs-childrens-show-faces-criticism-supporting-drag-queen-segment\/\">came under fire<\/a> for airing a children\u2019s program that showed drag queen Lil\u2019 Miss Hot Mess singing and reading from a book titled,<em>&nbsp;The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish<\/em>. The program, called \u201cLet\u2019s Learn,\u201d was produced in part by&nbsp;the New York City Department of Education for&nbsp;children as young as three.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Haddonfield, New Jersey residents criticized an upcoming drag queen children\u2019s story hour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haddonfieldlibrary.org\/events-1\/friends-of-the-library-drag-queen-story-hour?fbclid=IwAR165vBf6O8pbGk7elegwJks28XhUsLoOu2yIYoqK-MZW-w8tzlauc541nU\">scheduled<\/a> for June,&nbsp;leading to an&nbsp;emergency meeting of the&nbsp;Haddonfield Public Library&nbsp;board.<\/p>\n<p>Residents expressed concerns that the Drag Queen Story Time event \u201cwould expose kids to sex at an early age,\u201d&nbsp;Haddonfield Library Director Eric Zino said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njpen.com\/drag-queen-story-time-library-event-draws-fire-from-some-haddonfield-residents\/\">according<\/a> to NJ PEN.<\/p>\n<p>The library was asked whether the event \u201cwould be a live sex show, or simply a reading of children\u2019s books, with no sex acts being performed, discussed, simulated, or referenced in any way,\u201d Zino said.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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