LGBTQ supporters are organizing a counterprotest in response to a frequently armed group's plan to demonstrate at the Aztec Theatre.
on Twitter of The Starlighter’s Dec. 2 toy drive and drag show and claimed, among other things, that a young child was left unattended and disturbed by the performers., who describes himself as an “independent journalist.” He told a podcast host that the venue was “disguising this as a toy drive.” One of the performers was filmed touching the child’s hair.
The event kicked off with a screening of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and most people left afterward; about a dozen stayed for the drag show, he said. They collected more than 60 toys to be donated. That night was the first time a few protesters appeared outside the venue, carrying signs that said “No porn 4 our kids” and “Not here! Not our kids.” Hernandez does not think this is a coincidence.
That final performance may not come, but the situation has turned Hernandez into a stronger advocate for the drag community, he said.
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