LGBTQ activists participating in New York City’s annual Drag March on Friday sparked outrage for chanting “we’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children” in a Manhattan park.
According to the NYP, The marchers, many wearing flamboyant dresses and clothing, walked through Tompkins Square Park in the East Village Friday night as part of the city’s Pride Month celebrations.
Video of the march shows people laughing and joining in with the cheeky chant — including one dancing topless woman.
Others can be heard chanting “we’re here, we’re queer, we’re not going shopping.” The festive marchers continued ended their march at the iconic Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. The controversial chant incensed conservatives, who condemned the marchers as the video spread on social media.
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“This movement grooms minors to have mastectomies and castration and fuels a multi-billion dollar medical child abuse industry,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) tweeted in response to the clip.
“Pass the Protect Children’s Innocence Act. Let kids be kids,” The conservative firebrand added, referencing a bill in congress that would make it a felony to perform any gender-affirming care on a minor.
Attorney Jenna Ellis, who briefly was a member of former President Donald Trump’s legal team, tweeted: “Remember that thing they said they totally are not doing?”
“This is what EVIL looks like….” said conservative podcaster Graham Allen. Many online users pointed out that the chant was more than likely a joke in response to accusations of pedophilia among the drag community from the right.
