“A child can go meet a drag queen just to show her that she is a human being”

NBC reporter Ben Collins said on Peacock’s “MTP NOW” that parents take kids to drag brunches for all ages to meet a drag queen “just to show them they’re human.” .

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Collins said: “I will say that the months-long campaign to target events and support for trans and gay rights and things like drag brunches, which has been a persistent narrative from the anti-LGBQ right in over the past six months up to last year. One of the main drivers of this hate is an account called Libs of TikTok.

Welker said, “You said that, but I think we can’t stress that enough. It was during a drag night.

Collins said: “And also hours before what they call an all ages drag brunch which is probably the number one target of these anti-LGBTQ events recently. Like the Proud Boys will go protest any drag brunch, any drag story time, whatever a kid might go meet a drag queen, just to show them they’re human beings and people. They go there, and they read Dr. Seuss there. They read ordinary books, but it’s read by a drag queen, and they eat breakfast. It’s not a hypersexual event, but it’s what he considers to be on the far right.

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