Although recent threats have put drag performers, event hosts, and law enforcement on high alert, many say they refuse to hide.
December 10, 2022, 10:19 AMCatrina Lovelace, a drag queen in New York said she's been more aware of her surroundings during drag performances since the 2016 attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida.Many drag performers are no strangers to hateful, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
“No matter what people do, say, try to intimidate … we'll always be here,” Green said. “We're here. We're queer. Get used to it.” “At the end of the day, that's what they want,” said Catrina Lovelace. “They just want to make us be feared enough that we wouldn't even want to step out of our house.”and drag shows, LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD found that more than 120 drag shows have reportedly been threatened, protested or attacked in 2022.
The alleged perpetrator is facing 305 charges, including first-degree murder, attempted murder and bias-motivated crimes.The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning concerning anti-LGBTQ hate following the shooting, citing a pattern of domestic violent extremists who have conducted attacks and have cited previous attacks as inspiration.
The DHS has said it's working with law enforcement agencies in local communities across the country “to keep Americans safe,” but some drag shows are also taking their safety into their own hands.“I tried to cover my costs with food and with the entertainment, I never thought that I would have to have an armed security person or anyone at the door to create safety at a drag brunch,” said Buff Faye.
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