Ongoing moral panic alleging drag is harmful to minors
Barbada de Barbades reading books to children at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec in 2018.
Drag panic (also called drag queen panic or anti-drag hysteria) is a moral panic that stems from the belief that drag, when exposed to minors, can be harmful, due to its perception as sexual in nature.[1][2][3] Drag panic often includes the belief that drag performances aimed at children are attempts by the LGBTQ+ community to sexualize or recruit children.[4][5][6]
The panic, which had been building for a number of years,[7] became more prominent in 2022,[8] arising in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and in other countries in a series of rallies and counter-rallies related to drag queens reading children's books at storytime events for children.[9] Throughout 2022, there were at least 141 incidents of protests and harassment towards drag events in the United States alone.[6] Drag panic has been blamed for the fire bombing of an Oklahoma doughnut shop[10] and the Club Q mass shooting, among other violent incidents.[11][12]
^Tannehill, Brynn (January 12, 2023). "The Moral Panic We Cannot Ignore". Dame Magazine. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^Goodwin, Grace Eliza. "Florida neo-Nazis who projected a swastika on a downtown building say the hysteria over drag queens is helping them recruit people". Insider. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
^Vognar, Chris (May 3, 2023). "Drag is under attack in Texas—but not at this Houston theater". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
^Merlan, Anna (April 25, 2023). "America's Most Influential Conspiracy Theorists Are Going All-In On Transphobia". Vice. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^"There Have Been At Least 124 Attacks on Drag Events This Year". Them. November 23, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ abO'Hara, Mary Emily (November 21, 2022). "Update GLAAD Report: Drag events faced at least 141 protests and significant threats in 2022". Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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^Stack, Liam (June 6, 2019). "Drag Queen Story Hour Continues Its Reign at Libraries, Despite Backlash". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^Arkell, Emma (December 1, 2022). "A number of drag shows in Ontario have become targets of hate". Xtra Magazine. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^"An Oklahoma Donut Shop Was Firebombed After Hosting a Drag Event". Them. November 3, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^"At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado". Them. November 20, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^Goldberg, Michelle (November 21, 2022). "Club Q and the Demonization of Drag Queens". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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