Boise Pride cancels “Drag Kids” event after organizers receive death threats

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Organizers of this weekend’s Boise Pride event in Idaho had to cancel a half-hour “Drag Kids” event after its producers started receiving death threats.

The event would’ve allowed children to “put on sparkly dresses and lip-sync to songs,” the Associated Press (AP) reported.

But Idaho Republican Party Chairwoman Dorothy Moon said that the Pride events’ sponsors were “financing the sexualization of our children and the perverse idea that children should engage in sexual performances with adult entertainers.”

Her false claim was repeated by the state Republican Party and other far-right websites and podcasts.

The Idaho state Republican Party wrote on Twitter, “The sexualization of children is wrong, full stop. It is wrong whether parents consent to it or not. Boise Pride relies on out-of-state money to bring child-focused drag events to our community. Idaho rejects the imposition of adult sexuality & adult sexual appetites on children.”

The state GOP also encouraged people to pressure the festival’s corporate sponsors to pull their support. A few, like Zions Bank and Idaho Power, reportedly removed their logos from festival fencing and canceled their plans for booths, the AP reported. Other business sponsors helped take their places.

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced its decision to…

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