Parents Protest Drag Queen Performance At Public High School

A group of parents from Massachusetts gathered last week to protest a scheduled drag queen performance to be hosted at Newton North High School.

Parents protesting the controversial event were met with a crowd of counterprotesters who showed up to support the school’s decision to move forward with the performance.

The high school plans to host a drag queen, “Missy Steak,” as she is anticipated to “talk and sing to students at the 30-minute assembly as part of Transgender Bisexual Gay and Lesbian Awareness Day.”

From The Blaze:

The event was organized by students in the Gender Sexuality Alliance club. School officials insisted the performance was vetted by faculty advisers to ensure the content would be age-appropriate for students.

The performer plans to talk to children about kindness, inclusivity, and positivity, WFXT reported. Steak will also perform along to music by Lady Gaga.

While the event is optional, parents opposed to the performance argued that it nevertheless forces their hand.

"If it were up to me, I'd say, 'Don't do this event,'" parent Henry Barbaro told WBTS. "This performance is really forcing the hand of parents to either kind of do this draconian prohibition or say to their kids, 'all right, you can go,' and hope for the best."

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