Drag panic (also called drag queen panic or anti-drag hysteria) is a moral panic that stems from the belief that drag, when exposed to minors, can be harmful, due to its perception as sexual in nature.[1][2][3] Drag panic often includes the belief that drag performances aimed at children are attempts by the LGBTQ+ community to sexualize or recruit children.[4][5][6]
The panic, which had been building for a number of years,[7] became more prominent in 2022,[8] arising in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and in other countries in a series of rallies and counter-rallies related to drag queens reading children's books at storytime events for children.[9] Throughout 2022, there were at least 141 incidents of protests and harassment towards drag events in the United States alone.[6] Drag panic has been blamed for the fire bombing of an Oklahoma doughnut shop[10] and the Club Q mass shooting, among other violent incidents.[11][12]
- ^ Tannehill, Brynn (January 12, 2023). "The Moral Panic We Cannot Ignore". Dame Magazine. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Goodwin, Grace Eliza. "Florida neo-Nazis who projected a swastika on a downtown building say the hysteria over drag queens is helping them recruit people". Insider. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Vognar, Chris (May 3, 2023). "Drag is under attack in Texas—but not at this Houston theater". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Merlan, Anna (April 25, 2023). "America's Most Influential Conspiracy Theorists Are Going All-In On Transphobia". Vice. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "There Have Been At Least 124 Attacks on Drag Events This Year". Them. November 23, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ a b O'Hara, Mary Emily (November 21, 2022). "Update GLAAD Report: Drag events faced at least 141 protests and significant threats in 2022". Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Stack, Liam (June 6, 2019). "Drag Queen Story Hour Continues Its Reign at Libraries, Despite Backlash". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ Arkell, Emma (December 1, 2022). "A number of drag shows in Ontario have become targets of hate". Xtra Magazine. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "An Oklahoma Donut Shop Was Firebombed After Hosting a Drag Event". Them. November 3, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado". Them. November 20, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Michelle (November 21, 2022). "Club Q and the Demonization of Drag Queens". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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