Some More News: Are Drag Queens Coming for Your Kids??
Hi. In today’s episode, we look at the right-wing moral panic surrounding drag queens, the nonsensical laws many states are trying to pass, and the ways in which grifters are trying to use the panic to attack the rights of LGBTQ+ people.
And here’s the essay we reference in the second half of the video:
Executive Producer - Katy Stoll
Directed by Will Gordh
Written by David Christopher Bell
Hosted by Cody Johnston and Katy Stoll
Edited by Gregg Meller
Produced by Jonathan Harris
Associate Producer - Quincy Tucker
Post-Production Supervisor - John Conway
Researcher - Marco Siler-Gonzales
Graphics by Clint DeNisco
Head Writer - David Christopher BellSources: docs.google.com
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:20 - So I Guess We Have To Talk About The “Threat” Of Drag Queens?
08:25 - What Anti-Drag Laws Actually Do
20:55 - Drag Shows Pose No Threat To Children
28:37 - What Those Supposedly Scandalous Videos Actually Show
32:25 - Chris Rufo’s Entire Argument Is Bogus
40:06 - A Brief History of Drag
50:43 - Why The Right Is Targeting Drag Queens Now