(I was doing ministry in England at the time.) I did not even focus on outreach to those who identified as LGBTQ+.īut, as I wrote, after colleagues of mine shared the Gospel at the Charlotte, NC gay pride in 2004, they shared with me in detail what they saw. That was certainly the case for me before 2004, as I devoted almost none of my writing or speaking to the subject. Yes, that was back in 2004, well before most of us had LGBTQ+ activism on our radar. Should we be surprised? Not at all.Īs I explained in a March 2020 article, “It Was Drag Queens Dancing for Little Children that Got My Attention in 2004.” “Now it has even entered houses of worship.” (See further here.) “It was even worse when it started to happen in our community libraries. “It was bad enough when this stuff happened at gay pride parades. “I’m talking about children posing with naked (or nearly naked) drag queens. “I’m talking about drag queens dancing for our children (and reading stories to them). “I’m talking about the celebration of little children in drag. The drag queen assault on our children is one of those things. We can never accept them as the new status quo.
These kinds of attitudes have been common among some members of the LGBTQ+ community for many years.Īs I wrote on June 26, 2019, “There are some things so wrong that we cannot allow ourselves to get used to them. The op-ed also produced outrage, some of which was cited in an article by Mary Margaret Olohan titled, “‘You Should be in Prison’: Critics Slam WaPo Article Encouraging ‘Kink Culture’ for Children.”īut while the outrage was fully justified, there should have been no surprise at all. In it, I referenced an op-ed in the Washington Post in which a “gendervague” parent wanted her kids to “check out the BDSM practices enjoyed by some of our community” that were on display at gay pride events.Īnd this was her reasoning: “Children who witness kink culture are reassured that alternative experiences of sexuality and expression are valid - no matter who they become as they mature, helping them recognize that their personal experiences aren’t bad or wrong, and that they aren’t alone in their experiences.” Last year, on July 6, I posted an article titled, “This Is the Dangerous LGBTQ+ Trajectory That We Have Been Warning About.” Once again, there should be outrage but not surprise. Oh, those terrible, evil protesters! As for the vulgar verbiage posted on one of the bar’s walls - get over it! We had a group of protestors outside yelling homophobic threats, transphobic remarks and vile accusations at these children and parents.” Misster is a place where everyone is welcome to feel accepted, safe and included.
on Saturdays because we believe that everyone should have a space to be able to celebrate who they are. Misster, released a statement claiming it was raising money for a local LGBTQ+ youth organization and accused protesters of being "transphobic.”Īs the bar’s statement explained, “We are more than happy to open our doors to celebrate Pride in a family friendly, safe environment, separate from our normal operations of 2 p.m. In response to local protests at the gay bar, the bar, named Mr.
Scenes like this have been common at gay pride events for many years, with full parental approval. why not enforce the law?” And there should be outrage. As Alex Stein tweeted, “7 year olds tipping drag queens and hanging out in a 21 and up bar & the Dallas Police dept is letting it happen. There is a lot of outrage over viral video footage depicting little children being entertained by drag queens in a gay bar. Misster gay bar in Dallas, Texas, with the words "It's Not Gonna Sniff Itself" | The Christian Post