Fri Dec 23, 2022 – 3:19 pm EST
CHESTERFIELD (LifeSiteNews) – A town in Missouri has kept minors from attending a holiday drag show officially promoted as “family friendly,” due to a trend of similar events proving to be anything but.
The New York Post reports that Chesterfield concert venue the Factory, which hosted “A Drag Queen Christmas” Wednesday, announced hours before the show that ticket holders younger than 18 would be turned away, following discussion with Chesterfield Mayor Bob Nation about local ordinances against exposing minors to certain kinds of sexually-charged entertainment.
“In no way is this meant to disrespect or put down the LGBTQ+ community, or in no way is this meant to restrict drag shows,” Nation said. “Those are legal entities, it’s just the content that we were told might occur. We thought we should suggest limiting the age limit, and the promoters readily did that.”
The show, part of a nationwide tour put on by Nina West and other performers on the reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race, drew protests for and against, with critics ranging from those with age-related concerns to the belief that, as one protester said, “putting drag queens with
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