A new report from GLAAD found there were at least 141 incidents involving anti-LGBTQ protests and threats made to specific drag shows across the country in 2022. The report identifies Texas as having the most such incidents at 20.
published on Dec. 16 by GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, found that in 2022 there were at least 141 incidents which involved anti-LGBTQ protests and threats made to specific drag events across the country. Texas had the most at 20.
GLAAD reported those incidents involved Pride festivities as well as “false rhetoric against performers deployed in campaign ads for the midterm elections." GLAAD said many of the threats and protests were precipitated by reports from media outlets including Fox News and the Daily Wire and right-wing social media accounts including LibsOfTikTok.
in San Antonio. Members of This is Texas Freedom Force protested a drag show at the theater. LGBTQ advocates outnumbered them. Both groups had armed members.
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