![]() “We are taking hundreds of thousands of dollars out of the pockets of hardworking New York taxpayers … to fund a program teaching little children about their gender fluidity? Not. “I am considering pulling funding to any school in my district that is implementing Drag Queen Story Hour,” said City Council member Vickie Paladino (R-Queens). Drag Story Hour NYC has reportedly racked up $46,000 from city contracts this past May. The tally includes $50,000 from New York State through its Council on the Arts, along with $157,000 from the city’s Departments of Education, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Community Development, and even the Department of Transportation, city data shows. Since 2018, the group - previously known as Drag Queen Story Hour NYC, before changing its name early this year - has received a total of $207,000 in taxpayer cash. “I would be furious if he was exposed without my consent. I am shocked,” said public school mom and state Assembly candidate Helen Qiu, whose 11-year-old son attends a Manhattan middle school. ![]() Since January, the group has organized 49 drag programs in 34 public elementary, middle, and high schools, it boasted on its website, with appearances in all five boroughs. Last month alone, Drag Story Hour NYC - a nonprofit whose outrageously cross-dressed performers interact with kids as young as 3 - earned $46,000 from city contracts for appearances at public schools, street festivals, and libraries, city records show. ![]() New York is showering taxpayer funds on a group that sends drag queens into city schools - often without parental knowledge or consent - even as parents in other states protest increasingly aggressive efforts to expose kids to gender-bending performers. ‘Had enough:’ NYC principal cracks down on ‘dangerous’ cyberbullying Instagram accounts ‘Shelling out raises:’ DOE blasted for pay hike to ‘no-show’ deputy accused of misconduct ‘Complete disconnect’: Parents peeved by virtual COVID-era back-to-school conferences “I don’t care what side of the political realm you fall on, they’re just hilarious photos that hopefully can appeal to everybody.Columbia quietly walks away from Teachers College project that ruined countless lives “I want to go on Tucker on Fox News and spread the message because they’re just funny,” Stephen adds. “This isn’t something that’s just for the left or right,” says Craig. We can make this happen.”Ĭraig and Stephen suspect that some Republicans have come across the viral posts and hope that they can find the humor in them, too. ![]() On the post of McConnell one user commented, “I will contribute to creating billboards with these in Tennessee, Florida and Texas.” Under the one on Pence’s another user wrote, “Imagine these all over DC and Indiana on Billboards. The page may be prompting its followers to get just as creative in their activism. Here’s the Status of Anti-Drag Bills Across the U.S. Read More: Tennessee Passed the Nation’s First Law Limiting Drag Shows. Artificial intelligence is in every conversation these days and the issues around drag and trans rights are front and center,” Craig says. “It’s pulling together things that are really top of mind for everyone right now. The page’s creators had a gut instinct that people would connect to the project. Between March 30, when it launched, and April 11, the page grew to 2,000 followers as of April 12, it has nearly 100,000 Instagram followers, after users began sharing its images to other platforms like TikTok and Twitter.
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