Drag Queen Show for Kids Cancelled

He told the ABC affiliate, WHAM:

I said on that call, well, then we’re letting hate win. Because pretty much on a daily basis, unfortunately, as a drag artist, as a performer, especially when I do story hour, and most recently I was at a Pride festival, and I brought the kids up and we’re dancing, and then when you look at the comments, the hateful, negative, angry comments were plentiful.

“Inclusion of LGBTQ should have NOTHING to do with a non profit whose ‘supposed’ mission is to advocate for our communities most traumatized youth. NOTHING!!,” a New Yorker named Michele Fischette wrote on the group’s Facebook page. “Why is this even a thing? Wildly inappropriate…”

Part of Child Advocacy’s statement read:

While harm was never our intent, we recognize that this decision has impacted the trust of many who believed in our commitment to inclusivity. We are committed to promoting a culture where every person who walks through our doors feels welcomed, valued, respected, and accepted — including members of the LGBTQ+ community. We are listening. We are learning.

“The Child Advocacy Center of Greater Rochester has issued a response filled with vague language, identity politics, and self-preservation,” wrote Brent Bivona. “But not once did it directly acknowledge the core issue: inviting children to an adult-themed drag fundraiser under the banner of child protection.”